# \*plṯ: 'to roll about (in mourning); fall, humiliation'

> Proto-Semitic *plṯ, 'to roll about (in mourning); fall, humiliation': reflexes in 2 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*plṯ |
| Meaning | 'to roll about (in mourning); fall, humiliation' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | plṯt (DULAT 662) | DULAT 662 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | פלשׁ hitp. (HALOT 935) | HALOT 935 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 935 cites Ug. ʿpr plṯt 'dust from rolling about' (KTU 1.5 VI 15) under פלשׁ.

## Linked from

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

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