Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/š*š/sʕl {} *s/cʕl (-u-): 'to cough' Root FieldValueReconstruction*š/sʕl {} *s/cʕl (-u-)Meaning'to cough'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2295 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicsʕl (u) 'to cough', suʕāl- 'cough' [BK 1 1093]BK 1 1093Akkadiansaʔālu (-u-) SB [CAD s 1], [AHw 999], suʔālu MB, SB [CAD s 340], [AHw 1052]; šūlu SB (SED II 346)CAD s 1; AHw 999; CAD s 340; AHw 1052; SED II 346gloss withheldTigresäʕalä, säʕal [LH 194]LH 194gloss withheldGeezsaʕala, saʕāl [LGz 481]LGz 481gloss withheldGurageGOG SOD sal [LGur 542]LGur 542gloss withheldHebrew(?) PB šʕl (ḳal, hitpa) 'to cough' [BY 7354], šiʕūl 'cough' [ibid. 7348]BY 7354; BY 7348Amharicsalä [K 441]K 441gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSAB s1ʕl [SD 122] (Sabaweb lemma 4967)SD 122; Sabaweb lemma 4967gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicšǝʕal 'he coughed', šǝʕalā 'tussis', šǝʕōlā do. [Brock 793]Brock 793Tigrinyasäʕalä 'to cough', sǝʕal 'cough' [Bass 200]Bass 200 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageš