# \*tawliʕ(-at)-: 'worm'

> Proto-Semitic *tawliʕ(-at)-, 'worm': reflexes in 17 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tawliʕ(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'worm' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2535 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | tǝwālōt \[JM 404\]. | JM 404 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | taʕáleh, pl. táḥal \[LS 444\]. | LS 444 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | tūltu OB on \[AHw. 1369\] | AHw. 1369 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | tewālōt \[JH 128\]. | JH 128 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tulita \[DM 483\]. | DM 483 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. tǝlä, Zwy. tul, Sel. Wol. tuli, Gog. čǝlä, Cha. Enm. Eža Gyt. Msq. čǝrä, Muh. čǝyä, End. č̣ǝrʔä \[LGur. 597\]. | LGur. 597 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | tǝbʕɔ́lɔ́t \[JJ 272\]; tibʕalót \[Bittner 64\]. | JJ 272; Bittner 64 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | tōlāʕ (HALOT 1701), tōlēʕā, tōlaʕat (HALOT 1702), pB. \[Ja. 1653\]. | HALOT 1701; HALOT 1702; Ja. 1653 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tǝl \[K 955\], tälla \[ibid.\]. | K 955 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tōlaʕtā \[Ja. 1653\], twlʕh (det. twlʕth) \[DJPA 577a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 1653; DJPA 577a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | tuluʔ \[LHar. 149\]. | LHar. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tawlǝʕā, tawlaʕtā 'worm' \[Brock. 825-6\], \[PS 4449\]. | Brock. 825-6; PS 4449 |  |
| Aramaic | Anc. twlʕh \[HJ 1206\] | HJ 1206 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | tlʕ (SED II 254; HALOT 1700); in DULAT 856 | SED II 254; HALOT 1700; DULAT 856 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | tú-lá-tum (EV 0295); du-lá-tum /tawlaʿt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 303) | EV 0295; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 303 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ṯawlaʕca (Berg. 101); Hrt. tăwelʔa (Ja. Hrt. 200); Krd. tlawle:ṯa (Kr. 152); NSyr. tɨwilʕâ (M 317); JNA tōleʔṯa (Sabar 307); Tlk. tōlēṯa; Ass. tāwɨlla; Tur. tlawʕo (Kuip. 260) | Berg. 101; Ja. Hrt. 200; Kr. 152; M 317; Sabar 307; Kuip. 260 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | tuli, təl (Leslau 1997:222, AAD 232 apud SEDonline 682) | Leslau 1997:222, AAD 232; SEDonline 682 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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