# \*ṭVḥVl-: 'remain as dregs, settle' 1, 'dregs, sediment' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṭVḥVl-, 'remain as dregs, settle' 1, 'dregs, sediment' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭVḥVl- |
| Meaning | 'remain as dregs, settle' 1, 'dregs, sediment' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ṭaḥala, ṭəḥla 1; ṭāḥl 2 (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṭuḥl 2 (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṭaḥəl 2 (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 |  |
| Tigre | ṭäḥal 2 (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 |  |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 2035 \*ṭiḥāl- ~ \*ṭu/alḥīm- 'spleen'.

## Linked from

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

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