# \*pulān-: 'so and so'

> Proto-Semitic *pulān-, 'so and so': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pulān- |
| Meaning | 'so and so' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | pəlōnī (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | plān (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fulān- (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*pulān- 'so and so' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 44). Hbr. pəlōnī occurs only as pəlōnī ʾalmōnī. Tgr. fəllan, Mhr. fəlān, fəlāni, Jib. fláni are Arabic loans.

## Linked from

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

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