# \*ṯVʕ(V)l-, \*ṯaʕlab- {} \*čVʕ(V)l-, \*čaʕlab-: 'fox'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVʕ(V)l-, *ṯaʕlab- {} *čVʕ(V)l-, *čaʕlab-, 'fox': reflexes in 14 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>) › [ṯ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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