# \*pVlVṣ- ~ \*pVṣVl-: 'cleave, cut through' 1, 'separate' 2, 'divide, split' 3

> Proto-Semitic *pVlVṣ- ~ *pVṣVl-, 'cleave, cut through' 1, 'separate' 2, 'divide, split' 3: reflexes in 13 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVlVṣ- ~ \*pVṣVl- |
| Meaning | 'cleave, cut through' 1, 'separate' 2, 'divide, split' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1393 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fṣl 2 (Lane 2405) | Lane 2405 |  |
| Tigre | flṣ 3 |  |  |
| Geez | flṣ 3; falaṭa (LGz. 161) | LGz. 161 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | flṣ 3; fälläṭä (LGz. 161) | LGz. 161 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | pǝṣal 1 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | flṣ 3 |  |  |
| Hebrew | piṣṣel (LGz. 111, 161) | LGz. 111, 161 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pṣl (LGz. 111, 161) | LGz. 111, 161 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | pəṣal (LGz. 161) | LGz. 161 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Muh. Gog. Sod. fälläṭä (EDG 232 apud SEDonline 1315) | EDG 232; SEDonline 1315 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. fäläṭä (EDG 232 apud SEDonline 1315) | EDG 232; SEDonline 1315 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | fäläṭa (EDH 63 apud SEDonline 1315) | EDH 63; SEDonline 1315 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | fälläṭa (LGz. 161) | LGz. 161 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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