# \*plḥ: 'to be red-hot; to boil'

> Proto-Semitic *plḥ, 'to be red-hot; to boil': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*plḥ |
| Meaning | 'to be red-hot; to boil' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1756 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | pelû (CAD P 321, AHw 854 apud SEDonline 1756) | CAD P 321, AHw 854; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | falḥa (CDG 159 apud SEDonline 1756) | CDG 159; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fälḥa (WTS 651 apud SEDonline 1756) | WTS 651; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fälḥe (TED 2633 apud SEDonline 1756) | TED 2633; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fälla (AED 2260 apud SEDonline 1756) | AED 2260; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | fälaḥa (EDH 62 apud SEDonline 1756) | EDH 62; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. fäla, Wol. Zwy. fälä (EDG 231 apud SEDonline 1756) | EDG 231; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. täfena, Ezha täfenna, End. Enn. fälā, Gye. täfenā, Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. fälla (EDG 231 apud SEDonline 1756) | EDG 231; SEDonline 1756 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | fällaha (LGz. 159) | LGz. 159 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*plḥ 'to be red-hot' (SEDonline 1756); EDA I 222 (◊P0376) connects Akk. pelû 'to be red' with Gz. falḥa and its EthS cognates, which would suggest an underlying meaning 'to be red-hot'. Cf. 1752 \*pVlaḥ- 'split; till'.

## Linked from

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

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