*šVy/ʾul-: 'watercourse'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sāll-, pl. sawāll- 'bottom of the valley that is usually the bed of a torrent' BK 1 1117, sayl- 'torrent', syl 'to flow; to sweep away (said of the torrent)' ibid. 1177	BK 1 1117
Akkadian	šalû (salû) CAD š1 273; AHw 1152	CAD š1 273; AHw 1152	gloss withheld
Gurage	Ed sǝwel, Cha Eža Enn sǝwer, etc. LGur 568	LGur 568	gloss withheld
Jibbali	sɛ̄l		gloss withheld
Hebrew	šǝʔōl (HALOT 1368, 1369)	HALOT 1368, 1369	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic sl, mslt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 121, 99); syl (Al-Jallad 2026, 137)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 121, 99; Al-Jallad 2026 137	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026