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

> Proto-Semitic *gzl, 'to plunder, to set fire on': 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gzl |
| Meaning | 'to plunder, to set fire on' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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