# \*ḏVlVl-: 'be low'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVlVl-, 'be low': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVlVl- |
| Meaning | 'be low' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḏll (HALOT 272); Sab tḏlln; hḏll (Biella 95) | HALOT 272; Biella 95 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḏll (HALOT 222; QAC ذلل) | HALOT 222; QAC ذلل | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zll 'be worthless, insignificant, light' (BDB 272) | BDB 272 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ḏl; ḏll (Al-Jallad 2026, 39) | Al-Jallad 2026 39 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 272 also lists Judaic Aramaic, Syriac (zlālā, zallilūtā 'foolishness') and Mandaic zll 'be contemptible' with z for \*ḏ (irregular). Syriac zal 'to weigh light in the balance; to be of little weight or value; to be despised' (Payne Smith 116).

## Linked from

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

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