# \*ṣVlVl-: 'ravine, wadi'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVlVl-, 'ravine, wadi': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVlVl- |
| Meaning | 'ravine, wadi' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1518 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ṣəlwīl (ML 363 apud SEDonline 1518) | ML 363; SEDonline 1518 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣélél (JL 239 apud SEDonline 1518) | JL 239; SEDonline 1518 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ṣelyīl (Gasparini - Morris 2025 96 apud SEDonline 1518) | SEDonline 1518 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṣə́ľhəľ (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 99) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 99 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ṣVlVl- 'ravine, wadi' (SEDonline 1518). Cf. perhaps Hbr. ṣll 'to sink' and especially məṣūlā 'depth, deep' (Kogan 2015:570 apud SEDonline 1518). Cf. 2792 \*ṣVl(l)- ~ \*ṣVwl- 'to float over deep waters; fountain'.

## Linked from

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

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