# \*pVlu/ig-: 'divide, cut in two' 1, 'stream, channel' 2

> Proto-Semitic *pVlu/ig-, 'divide, cut in two' 1, 'stream, channel' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVlu/ig- |
| Meaning | 'divide, cut in two' 1, 'stream, channel' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 503 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | flg u/i,1,26; falǯ-, falaǯ- (Kogan 2011, 191) | Kogan 2011 191 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | plg (Krahmalkov 396) | Krahmalkov 396 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | plg (CUC; DULAT 660); plg (DULAT 661) | CUC; DULAT 660; DULAT 661 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pālag (HALOT 928); päläg (Kogan 2011, 191) | HALOT 928; Kogan 2011 191 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | falaga (LGz. 159); falag (Kogan 2011, 191) | LGz. 159; Kogan 2011 191 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pəlag (LGz. 159; Payne Smith 446) | LGz. 159; Payne Smith 446 |  |
| Mehri | felēg (LGz. 159) | LGz. 159 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | m-flg (LGz. 159); hflg 1 (SD 44) | LGz. 159; SD 44 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | palgu (LGz. 159) | LGz. 159 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | fäläg (LGz. 159) | LGz. 159 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | fäläg (LGz. 159) | LGz. 159 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | fɔ́lɔ́g (JL 57 apud SEDonline 1805); félɛ́g (Kogan 2011, 191) | JL 57; SEDonline 1805; Kogan 2011 191 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | plgh (T 264) | T 264 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | plugtaʾ (T 264) | T 264 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | plg 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. פלג); \*pəlag 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. פְּלַג); \*pəluggā 1 (HALOT 929) | HALOT BArm. s.v. פלג; HALOT BArm. s.v. פְּלַג; HALOT 929 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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