# \*ṭal-: 'dew'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭal-, 'dew': reflexes in 16 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 | \*ṭal- |
| Meaning | 'dew' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṭall 'dew' (Lane 1862) | Lane 1862; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭl |  |
| Geez | ṭll (Dillmann 08758); ṭal (HSED 2459) | Dillmann 08758; HSED 2459; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭl | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṭal (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭl | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭel (LGz. 591) | LGz. 591 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭallā (LGz. 591) | LGz. 591 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭala (LGz. 591; MD 174) | LGz. 591; MD 174 |  |
| Tigre | ṭälla (LGz. 591) | LGz. 591 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṭälälä (LGz. 591) | LGz. 591 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ṭällälä, č̣äläč̣č̣älä (LGz. 591) | LGz. 591 |  |
| Harsusi | ṭel (HSED 2459) | HSED 2459 |  |
| Mehri | ṭel (HSED 2459) | HSED 2459 |  |
| Aramaic | ṭl (Aramaic Root Atlas; Qumran 95 apud CAL) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭll | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṭl (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭll | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṭallum, ṭillum (Gelb AS 21, 35) | Gelb AS 21 35 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṭɛl (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 62 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*ṭal (HALOT BArm. s.v. טַל) | HALOT BArm. s.v. טַל | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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