# \*dVlVw-: 'draw (water)', 'weigh'

> Proto-Semitic *dVlVw-, 'draw (water)', 'weigh': reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVlVw- |
| Meaning | 'draw (water)', 'weigh' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mdlt (Biella 82) | Biella 82 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | dalû 'draw' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw |  |
| Arabic | dalā 'pulled' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw |  |
| Aramaic | DLY (CAL s.v. dly) | CAL s.v. dly; Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw | gloss withheld |
| Geez | dalawa 'weigh' (Dillmann 07802) | Dillmann 07802; Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw |  |
| Hebrew | dalah 'draw' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root dlw |  |
| Soqotri | dele (LGz. 132) | LGz. 132 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | dəlā (LGz. 132) | LGz. 132 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | däläwä (LGz. 132) | LGz. 132 |  |
| Amharic | dälla (LGz. 132) | LGz. 132 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | dlw: jadlū (Gelb AS 21, 17) | Gelb AS 21 17 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | délé (JL 39 apud SEDonline 1054) | JL 39; SEDonline 1054 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Tgr. däla 'to be watered, to grow green' likely preserves the root (Kogan 2011, 239). Biella 82 compares Geez mädlot 'weight, value'.

## Linked from

- [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>)

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