# \*š/sʕl {} \*s/cʕl (-u-): 'to cough'

> Proto-Semitic *š/sʕl {} *s/cʕl (-u-), 'to cough': reflexes in 10 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*š/sʕl {} \*s/cʕl (-u-) |
| Meaning | 'to cough' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2295 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sʕl (u) 'to cough', suʕāl- 'cough' \[BK 1 1093\] | BK 1 1093 |  |
| Akkadian | saʔālu (-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 346 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | säʕalä, säʕal \[LH 194\] | LH 194 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | saʕala, saʕāl \[LGz 481\] | LGz 481 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GOG SOD sal \[LGur 542\] | LGur 542 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | (?) PB šʕl (ḳal, hitpa) 'to cough' \[BY 7354\], šiʕūl 'cough' \[ibid. 7348\] | BY 7354; BY 7348 |  |
| Amharic | salä \[K 441\] | K 441 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB s1ʕl \[SD 122\] (Sabaweb lemma 4967) | SD 122; Sabaweb lemma 4967 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šǝʕal 'he coughed', šǝʕalā 'tussis', šǝʕōlā do. \[Brock 793\] | Brock 793 |  |
| Tigrinya | säʕalä '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.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.