# \*pVl-: 'break, crush'

> Proto-Semitic *pVl-, 'break, crush': 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVl- |
| Meaning | 'break, crush' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1853 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | pll (LS2 1201\[569\] apud CAL) | CAL |  |
| Ugaritic | pl (CUC; DULAT 661) | CUC; DULAT 661 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fll \[-u-\] 'break, notch' (Lane 2433); falla l-ǧayša 'he defeated the army'; infallū 'they became defeated' (Lane 2433); fall 'defeated' (Lane 2434) | Lane 2433; Lane 2434 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab tflw (SD 44) (Biella 404) | SD 44; Biella 404 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic falla l-ǧayša 'he defeated the army' is a use of falla 'he broke' (Lane 2433); Sab tflw 'flee in disorder' answers Arabic infalla 'was routed' (SD 44).

## Linked from

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

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