*ṭwl: 'be long'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṭwl
Meaning	'be long'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 3042

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ṭwl, ṭawīl- BK 2 123; ṭūl (Biella 217)	BK 2 123; Biella 217	gloss withheld
Tigre	ṭawwala LH		gloss withheld
Modern Arabic	Leb ṭawil, Mec ṭawiyl, Mlt twīl		gloss withheld
Hebrew	ṭwl (hif)		gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sanb ṭl (HALOT 373); Sab yhṭl; ṭlm (Biella 216–217)	HALOT 373; Biella 216–217	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ṭwl root-meaning 'to be long'; pa. ṭayel 'walk to and fro, pace up and down' (Payne Smith 169)	Payne Smith 169

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Notes

Mehri ṭǝwīl 'long' < Arb?. Harsusi ṭewīl 'long' < Arb?.

Updated 22 October 2026

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