# \*ṣ̂aʾl-: 'zizyphus'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂aʾl-, 'zizyphus': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂aʾl- |
| Meaning | 'zizyphus' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ṣäˀälīm (HALOT 992 apud SEDonline 1363) | HALOT 992; SEDonline 1363 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ẑōṭ (ML 478 apud SEDonline 1363) | ML 478; SEDonline 1363 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ẓ̂ad (JL 327 apud SEDonline 1363) | JL 327; SEDonline 1363 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ẓ̂áˀed (LS 359; SLOnline 7236) | LS 359; SLOnline 7236 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿā(ʾ)lā (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 14) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 14 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḍāl- (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 14) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 14 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḍlt (Al-Jallad 2026, 43) | Al-Jallad 2026 43 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ṣ̂aˀl- 'zizyphus' (Blau 1971b:5‒8 apud SEDonline 1363).

## Linked from

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

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