# \*šḫl: 'to strain, filter'

> Proto-Semitic *šḫl, 'to strain, filter': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šḫl |
| Meaning | 'to strain, filter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šaḫālu (CAD Š/1 77; AHw 1128); šaḫlu (CAD Š/1 98) | CAD Š/1 77; AHw 1128; CAD Š/1 98 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šḥal 'to drip, trickle; to strain, filter' (Payne Smith 570) | Payne Smith 570 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Arabic šaḫala 'to strain (a drink)' (Tāj 29:251) has š where \*š gives Arabic s. Akkadian šāḫilu 'strainer, filter' (CAD Š/1 96–97) and Syriac šaḥlā 'strainer, filter; firepan; lamp saucer' (Payne Smith 571) are two formations; CAD Š/1 97 cites von Soden for taking the late NB references of šāḫilu as Aramaic šᵉḥīlā 'bucket'. Cf. 3215 \*nḫl 'to sieve'. Not 399 \*šVḥal- 'make a cloth', nor 2414 \*šaḥal- 'lion'.

## Linked from

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

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