# \*ptl: 'to twist, spin, plait'

> Proto-Semitic *ptl, 'to twist, spin, plait': reflexes in 17 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ptl |
| Meaning | 'to twist, spin, plait' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | patālu (CAD P 270, AHw. 847 apud SEDonline 1329); puttulu (CAD P 547) | CAD P 270, AHw. 847; SEDonline 1329; CAD P 547 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ptl (HALOT 990 apud SEDonline 1329) | HALOT 990; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ptl (LSyr. 617, SL 1268 apud SEDonline 1329); ptal (Payne Smith 471) | LSyr. 617, SL 1268; SEDonline 1329; Payne Smith 471 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ftl (Lane 2333 apud SEDonline 1329) | Lane 2333; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | fatala (CDG 170 apud SEDonline 1329) | CDG 170; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fätlä (CDG 170 apud SEDonline 1329) | CDG 170; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fätälä (TED 2688 apud SEDonline 1329) | TED 2688; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | fättälä (AED 2308 apud SEDonline 1329) | AED 2308; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. fätälä (EDG 248 apud SEDonline 1329) | EDG 248; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Muh. fättelä, Msq. Gog. Sod. fättälä (EDG 248 apud SEDonline 1329) | EDG 248; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fətōl (ML 107 apud SEDonline 1329) | ML 107; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ftɔl (JL 65 apud SEDonline 1329) | JL 65; SEDonline 1329 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ptl (LGz. 170) | LGz. 170 |  |
| Aramaic | pəṯal (LGz. 170) | LGz. 170 |  |
| Gafat | fättälä (LGz. 170) | LGz. 170 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | fättäla (LGz. 170) | LGz. 170 |  |
| Harari | fätäla (LGz. 170) | LGz. 170 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PS \*ptl 'to plait' (EDA I 512, ◊P0951; SEDonline 1329). Verb of the same root as 334 \*patil- 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2.

## Linked from

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

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