# \*psl: 'to be bad, unfit, base'

> Proto-Semitic *psl, 'to be bad, unfit, base': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*psl |
| Meaning | 'to be bad, unfit, base' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1875 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA psl (DJPA 440 apud SEDonline 1875); JBA psl (DJBA 918 apud SEDonline 1875) | DJPA 440; SEDonline 1875; DJBA 918 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fsl (Lane 2398 apud SEDonline 1875) | Lane 2398; SEDonline 1875 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fəsōl (ML 103 apud SEDonline 1875) | ML 103; SEDonline 1875 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*psl 'to be bad' (SEDonline 1875). Cf. 2779 \*pasVl- 'to hew, carve'.

## Linked from

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

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