# \*pVʕVl-: 'work' 1, 'do, make' 2

> Proto-Semitic *pVʕVl-, 'work' 1, 'do, make' 2: reflexes in 10 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 | \*pVʕVl- |
| Meaning | 'work' 1, 'do, make' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 286 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fʕl \[-a-\] 2; faʕala 'did' 2 (Lane 2420) | Lane 2420; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pʿl |  |
| Phoenician | pʕl 1; pʿl 2 (Krahmalkov 401); pʿlm 1 (Krahmalkov 402) | Krahmalkov 401; Krahmalkov 402 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pʕl 1; paʿal 1, 2 (HALOT 950) | HALOT 950; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pʿl | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | fʕl 1 (Sabaweb lemma 4085); hfʕl 1 (SD 43) | Sabaweb lemma 4085; SD 43 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pʕl 1 (Payne Smith 453) | Payne Smith 453 |  |
| Ugaritic | pʿl (HALOT 950) | HALOT 950 |  |
| Punic | pʿlt, pʾlt (T 268); fel, liful 2 (Krahmalkov 401); mypʿl 1 (Krahmalkov 302); Neo-Punic Felioth iadem 1 (Krahmalkov 404) | T 268; Krahmalkov 401; Krahmalkov 302; Krahmalkov 404 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic fʿl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 68); fʿlt; Dadanitic fʿl; Hismaic fʿl (Al-Jallad 2026, 45) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 68; Al-Jallad 2026 45 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | peʿūlta (T 268) | T 268 |  |
| Aramaic | PʿL 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pʿl) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. pʿl; Anderson–Moser 2024 root pʿl | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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