# \*ḏVḥVl-: 'fear'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVḥVl-, 'fear': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ḏVḥVl- |
| Meaning | 'fear' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | zāḥal 'fear, be afraid' (BDB 267) | BDB 267 |  |
| Aramaic | Old Aram. zḥl (HALOT 267) | HALOT 267 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | dḥl 'fear' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0020) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0020 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | dǝḥal 'fear' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0020) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0020 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dhyl (HALOT 268) | HALOT 268 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dḥl (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §2 no. 17); dḥyl (DNWSI 244) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §2 no. 17; DNWSI 244 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Old Aramaic spells \*ḏ with z. HALOT 267 calls Arabic ḏaḥl 'thirst for revenge' the basic form, and also compares Arabic zaḥala (z for \*ḏ, irregular). Distinct from 2856 \*zVḥVl- 'crawl, creep'. HALOT 267's Ug. dḥl is read tdḥṣ in DULAT 266, tdḥl being Cunchillos's reading.

## Linked from

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

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