# \*ṣ̂il(a)ʕ- {} \*ĉ̣il(a)ʕ-: 'rib, side (of chest)'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂il(a)ʕ- {} *ĉ̣il(a)ʕ-, 'rib, side (of chest)': reflexes in 14 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂il(a)ʕ- {} \*ĉ̣il(a)ʕ- |
| Meaning | 'rib, side (of chest)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2222 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍilʕ-, ḍilaʕ- 'rib' \[BK 2 35\] | BK 2 35 |  |
| Mehri | źālaʔ \[JM 476\] | JM 476 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ḍalḥ \[LS 361\]; QADHUB źɔlǝʕ \[SSL LS 1480\]; ẓ̂aḷˁ (SLOnline 6184). | LS 361; SSL LS 1480; SLOnline 6184 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ṣēlu, ṣellu OB on \[CAD ṣ 124\], ṣē/īlu, ṣe/illu \[AHw 1090\]. | CAD ṣ 124; AHw 1090 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | źālaʔ \[JH 152\] | JH 152 |  |
| Ugaritic | ṣlʕ \[Aist 261\] | Aist 261 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕilʕīn (pl.) 'rib' (BDB 1106) | BDB 1106 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ʕalʕa \[Berg 3\] NASS ịɫa \[Tser 017\] ZKH ʔāla \[R Zakho 104\] GZR ʔála \[Nak 67\] | Berg 3; Tser 017; Nak 67 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ẕ́alʕ \[JJ 325\] | JJ 325 |  |
| Hebrew | ṣēlāʕ (HALOT 1030) | HALOT 1030 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕălaʕ (ʕilʕā) \[Ja 1085\]; ʔlʕ, det. ʔälʕā \[DJPA 60a apud CAL\] | Ja 1085; DJPA 60a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔelʕā 'rib' \[Brock 22\]. | Brock 22 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF ʕlʕ-y (pl.constr.) \[HJ 863\] | HJ 863 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḍlʿ (Al-Jallad 2026, 42) | Al-Jallad 2026 42 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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