# \*šVl-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *šVl-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 6 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 | \*šVl- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2530 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | sol, salā \[LGz. 498\]. | LGz. 498 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sila \[K 440\]. | K 440 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šlynwnyn \[DJPA 553b apud CAL\]. | DJPA 553b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šālē nūnē 'grey heron; ibis' \[Brock. 778\], \[PS 4165-6\]. | Brock. 778; PS 4165-6 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. šâlî nûnî 'a seamew' (M 306) | M 306 |  |
| Tigrinya | sila \[TA 318\], šila \[Bass. 215\]. | TA 318; Bass. 215 | gloss withheld |

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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