# \*ṣVl(l)- ~ \*ṣVwl-: 'to float over deep waters; fountain'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVl(l)- ~ *ṣVwl-, 'to float over deep waters; fountain': reflexes in 10 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVl(l)- ~ \*ṣVwl- |
| Meaning | 'to float over deep waters; fountain' |
| Basis | SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3194 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | miṣwāl- |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mṣlt (Gibson CML 151 apud DULAT 579) | DULAT 579 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣll (HALOT 1027); mǝṣūlā (HALOT 623) | HALOT 1027; HALOT 623 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mᵉṣūlā (HALOT 623) | HALOT 623 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣalala (HALOT 1027) | HALOT 1027 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣal (HALOT 1027) | HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ṣalālu (LGz. 555; AHw 1075) | LGz. 555; AHw 1075 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣälälä (LGz. 555) | LGz. 555 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | č̣ällälä (LGz. 555) | LGz. 555 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | č̣äläll bälä (LGz. 555) | LGz. 555 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

DULAT 579 reads Ugaritic mṣlt 'clang', for which see 3528 \*ṣlṣl 'cymbal'.

## Linked from

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

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