# \*ṭiḥāl- ~ \*ṭu/alḥīm-: 'spleen'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭiḥāl- ~ *ṭu/alḥīm-, 'spleen': reflexes in 17 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭiḥāl- ~ \*ṭu/alḥīm- |
| Meaning | 'spleen' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2228 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṭiḥāl- \[BK 2 61\] | BK 2 61 |  |
| Mehri | ṭɛlḥáym \[JM 410\] | JM 410 |  |
| Soqotri | QALAN-V ṭálḥǝn, ʕELHA ṭálḥem \[SSL LS 1477\] | SSL LS 1477 |  |
| Akkadian | ṭulīmu, tulīmu OB, SB \[AHw 1394\] | AHw 1394 |  |
| Harsusi | ṭelḥáym \[JH 130\] | JH 130 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭahala, ṭahaila, ṭihaila, ṭahila \[DM 173\] | DM 173 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ṭār, WOL ṭalä \[LGur 616\] | LGur 616 |  |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ GOG SOD ṭala, CHA ṭar, ENN END EŽA ṭara, GYE ṭāra \[LGur 616\] | LGur 616 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND ṭahāla \[M MND 521\] | M MND 521 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṭɛlḥím \[JJ 277\]. | JJ 277 |  |
| Hebrew | PB ṭǝḥōl \[Ja 528\] | Ja 528 |  |
| Argobba | ṭaḥa \[LArg. 223\] | LArg. 223 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭǝḥōlā, ṭaḥălā \[Ja 528\]. | Ja 528 |  |
| Harari | ṭāḥa \[LArg. 223\]. | LArg. 223 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭǝḥālā \[Brock 272\] | Brock 272 |  |
| Ugaritic | ṭḥl 'spleen' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭḥl |  |
| Eblaitic | ṭì-ʔà-mu (VE 582 apud SEDonline 748); /ṭiLḥāmu/ (= ŠÀ.GI₆, VE 582; Kogan 2025, 6) | VE 582; SEDonline 748; Kogan 2025, 6 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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