# \*šVy/ʾul-: 'watercourse'

> Proto-Semitic *šVy/ʾul-, 'watercourse': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVy/ʾul- |
| Meaning | 'watercourse' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1467 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

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

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