*pVl-: 'kind of insect, louse'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*pVl-
Meaning'kind of insect, louse'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 1928

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicfāliyat- 'a kind of insect resembling the beetle, marked with black and white spots, that usually accompanies or precedes scorpions or vipers' [BK 2 635], [LA 15 164].BK 2 635; LA 15 164
Akkadianuplu OB on [AHw. 1423]AHw. 1423gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicpalyā, palyā bēʔārī [Ja. 1181], plyyt ḥywwyyh [DJPA 436b apud CAL]; plyʔ byʔry (Sok. B 913 apud SED II 231)Ja. 1181; DJPA 436b; CAL; Sok. B 913; SED II 231gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicplā 'pick out lice; search minutely' (Payne Smith 446)Payne Smith 446

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Updated 22 October 2026

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