*plṭ: 'escape, save'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*plṭ
Meaning	'escape, save'
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 3160

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʾaflata, ʾaflaṭa (LGz. 161)	LGz. 161	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	pəlaṭ (LGz. 161)	LGz. 161	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	plṭ (LGz. 161)	LGz. 161	gloss withheld
Hebrew	palaṭ 'escape' (BDB 812)	BDB 812
Punic	plṭ 'deliver'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root plṭ
Phoenician	plṭ (B 390)	B 390	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	plṭ (Fronzaroli 1965b: 250 apud SEDonline 1593); /pullaṭu/ (UVST 168)	Fronzaroli 1965b: 250; SEDonline 1593; UVST 168	gloss withheld
Amorite	p-l-ṭ: ia-ab-lu-te₉-el, a-ḫi-la-ap-la-aṭ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 130)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 130	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ʾflt; fltn (Al-Jallad 2026, 45); flṭ; flṭ (D) (Al-Jallad 2026, 46)	Al-Jallad 2026 45; Al-Jallad 2026 46	gloss withheld

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LGz. 161 derives Ar. ʾaflata from 'cleave, split, separate'; Ethiopic falaṭa is in 1320; Tna. fäläṭä, SAr. flṭ (Müller 1983, 279 apud LGz. 161).

Updated 22 October 2026