# \*pls: 'to destroy; to split, separate' 1, 'to depart, emigrate' 2

> Proto-Semitic *pls, 'to destroy; to split, separate' 1, 'to depart, emigrate' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pls |
| Meaning | 'to destroy; to split, separate' 1, 'to depart, emigrate' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1820 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | falasa 2 (LGz. 160) | LGz. 160; Anderson–Moser 2024 root plš | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | fls₃ 2 (LGz. 160; Sabaweb lemma 4104) | LGz. 160; Sabaweb lemma 4104 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA pls (DJBA 913 apud SEDonline 1820) | DJBA 913; SEDonline 1820 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fälsä (WTS 651 apud SEDonline 1820); fälsa 2 (LGz. 160) | WTS 651; SEDonline 1820; LGz. 160 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fälläsä (TED 2637 apud SEDonline 1820); fäläsä 2 (LGz. 160) | TED 2637; SEDonline 1820; LGz. 160 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fälläsä (AED 2263 apud SEDonline 1820); fälläsä (AED 2264 apud SEDonline 1820); fälläsä 2 (LGz. 160) | AED 2263; SEDonline 1820; AED 2264; LGz. 160 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | fullāsa āša (EDH 62 apud SEDonline 1820) | EDH 62; SEDonline 1820 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fəlōs (ML 94 apud SEDonline 1820) | ML 94; SEDonline 1820 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | fɔ́lɔ́s (JL 57 apud SEDonline 1820) | JL 57; SEDonline 1820 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari fəlōs (Gasparini - Morris 2025 189 apud SEDonline 1820) | SEDonline 1820 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | fö́ḷos (SLOnline 3705) | SLOnline 3705 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | פלס pi. 1 (HALOT 934) | HALOT 934 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fls II 1 (HALOT 934) | HALOT 934 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | hpls 1 (Krahmalkov 397; T 264) | Krahmalkov 397; T 264 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | hpls, pls 1 (Krahmalkov 397; T 264) | Krahmalkov 397; T 264 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*pls 'to destroy' (SEDonline 1820), which SEDonline 1820 compares with plš 'to pierce' and with PES \*fls 'to emigrate' through 'to detach, to separate' (EDA I 299, ◊P0524). EDA I 298–299 (◊P0524) sets JBA pls and the Tgr., Tna., Amh., Har., Mhr., Jib. and Soq. forms beside Akk. palāšu 'to pierce, to bore' as semantically comparable, with final \*s against Akk. š.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.