*gzl: 'to plunder, to set fire on'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	gāzal (Klein s.v. גזל)	Klein s.v. גזל	gloss withheld
Phoenician	gzl (T 64)	T 64	gloss withheld
Punic	hgzl (Krahmalkov 138)	Krahmalkov 138	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	glaz (Payne Smith 70), metathesis of gzl (HALOT 186; T 64); gawzel (OLA80 §22.17)	Payne Smith 70; HALOT 186; T 64; OLA80 §22.17	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	gzl (T 64)	T 64
Judaic Aramaic	gezal (T 64)	T 64

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OLA80 22.17. Syriac Stem III gawzel 'he set fire on' from gzl. Example of fā'ala > faw'ala diphthongization in verbal stems.

Updated 22 October 2026