# \*patil-: 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2

> Proto-Semitic *patil-, 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2: reflexes in 9 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 | \*patil- |
| Meaning | 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 292 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fatīl- 1 |  |  |
| Akkadian | pitil-t- 1, 2 |  |  |
| Geez | fatl- 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | pātil 2 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | pǝtīltā (HALOT 990) | HALOT 990 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ptula (HALOT 990) | HALOT 990 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ftl (HALOT 990) | HALOT 990 |  |
| Harari | fätli, (a)fätäla 2 \[LHar 65\] | LHar 65 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA ptylh (DJPA 455 apud SEDonline 1329); JBA ptīltā (DJBA 948 apud SEDonline 1329) | DJPA 455; SEDonline 1329; DJBA 948 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Cf. 3324 \*ptl 'to twist, spin, plait'.

## Linked from

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

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