*ṯVʕ(V)l-, *ṯaʕlab- {} *čVʕ(V)l-, *čaʕlab-: 'fox'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṯVʕ(V)l-, *ṯaʕlab- {} *čVʕ(V)l-, *čaʕlab- |
| Meaning | 'fox' |
| Basis | project |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṯuʕāl- 'fox', ṯuʕāl-at- 'female fox' [BK 1 225], [Fr. I 218], [Lane 337]; ṯaʕlab- (pl. ṯaʕālin) 'fox', ṯaʕlab-at- 'female fox' [BK 1 225], [Fr. I 218], [Lane 338], [LA I 237]. | BK 1 225; Fr. I 218; Lane 337; Lane 338; LA I 237 | |
| Mehri | yǝṯáyl [JM 462]; hīṯáyl [Jahn 189]. | JM 462; Jahn 189 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šēlebu (šellebu, šēlabu, šālibu) OAkk. on [CAD š2 268], [AHw. 1210] | CAD š2 268; AHw. 1210 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | yeṯáyl [JH 148]. | JH 148 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tala [DM 478]. | DM 478 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | iṯʕél [JJ 282]; ṯeʕáyl [Bittner 65]. | JJ 282; Bittner 65 | |
| Hebrew | šūʕāl (HALOT 1445), pB. [Ja. 1538] | HALOT 1445; Ja. 1538 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | taʕal, taʕălā, tǝʕālā [Ja. 1683], [Levy WT II 548], [Levy WTM IV 657]; tʕl (taʕălā) [DJPA 587b apud CAL]. | Ja. 1683; Levy WT II 548; Levy WTM IV 657; DJPA 587b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | taʕlā 'fox' [Brock. 830], [PS 4474]. | Brock. 830; PS 4474 | |
| Modern Aramaic | Mlḥ. taʔlo (Ja. Mlḥ. 191); Hrt. teʔla (Ja. Hrt. 200); Jil. tala (Fox 144); Krd. te:la (Kr. 151); NSyr. tâlâ (M 324); NAssyr. tɔ̄łɔ (Tser. 0221); JNA teʔla (Sabar 306); Tlk. teʔla; Ass. tāla; Tur. taʕlo (Kuip. 111) | Ja. Hrt. 200; Fox 144; Kr. 151; M 324; Tser. 0221; Sabar 306; Kuip. 111 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Anc. šʕl [HJ 1179] | HJ 1179 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | šuʿāl(ān)um (Gelb AS 21, 33); ṯuʿalān (Buck 2019, 333); ṯuʿal: šu-ḫa-la-nu/an; ṯaʿlab: sà-aḫ-la-ba-nu/an (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 316); šuḫal-, *ṯuʿăl- (Huffmon APNM 267) | Gelb AS 21 33; Buck 2019, 333; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 316; Huffmon APNM 267 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ṯaʿal/: names ša-al₆, ša-la; /ṯaʿlab/: names ša-a-ab, ša-la-ab; /ṯeʿlib/: name šè-lí-bù (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 315–316) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 315–316 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṯʿl (Al-Jallad 2026, 156) | Al-Jallad 2026 156 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026