# \*ṭwl: 'be long'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭwl, 'be long': 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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 |  |

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

## Notes

Mehri ṭǝwīl 'long' &lt; Arb?. Harsusi ṭewīl 'long' &lt; Arb?.

## Linked from

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

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