Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ́*ṣ̂il(a)ʕ- {} *ĉ̣il(a)ʕ-: 'rib, side (of chest)' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣ̂il(a)ʕ- {} *ĉ̣il(a)ʕ-Meaning'rib, side (of chest)'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2222 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḍilʕ-, ḍilaʕ- 'rib' [BK 2 35]BK 2 35Mehriźālaʔ [JM 476]JM 476gloss withheldSoqotriḍalḥ [LS 361]; QADHUB źɔlǝʕ [SSL LS 1480]; ẓ̂aḷˁ (SLOnline 6184).LS 361; SSL LS 1480; SLOnline 6184gloss withheldAkkadianṣēlu, ṣellu OB on [CAD ṣ 124], ṣē/īlu, ṣe/illu [AHw 1090].CAD ṣ 124; AHw 1090gloss withheldHarsusiźālaʔ [JH 152]JH 152Ugariticṣlʕ [Aist 261]Aist 261gloss withheldBiblical Aramaicʕilʕīn (pl.) 'rib' (BDB 1106)BDB 1106Modern AramaicMAL ʕalʕa [Berg 3] NASS ịɫa [Tser 017] ZKH ʔāla [R Zakho 104] GZR ʔála [Nak 67]Berg 3; Tser 017; Nak 67gloss withheldJibbaliẕ́alʕ [JJ 325]JJ 325Hebrewṣēlāʕ (HALOT 1030)HALOT 1030gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicʕălaʕ (ʕilʕā) [Ja 1085]; ʔlʕ, det. ʔälʕā [DJPA 60a apud CAL]Ja 1085; DJPA 60a; CALgloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʔelʕā 'rib' [Brock 22].Brock 22AramaicOFF ʕlʕ-y (pl.constr.) [HJ 863]HJ 863gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ḍlʿ (Al-Jallad 2026, 42)Al-Jallad 2026 42gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ́