# \*ṣlṣl: 'to ring, clink; cymbal'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣlṣl, 'to ring, clink; cymbal': reflexes in 6 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣlṣl |
| Meaning | 'to ring, clink; cymbal' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | mǝṣiltayim (HALOT 624); ṣelṣəlīm (LGz. 561); ṣll (HALOT 1027) | HALOT 624; LGz. 561; HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mṣltm (HALOT 624; LGz. 561); mṣlt (DULAT 579) | HALOT 624; LGz. 561; DULAT 579 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mṣlṣlʾ (HALOT 624) | HALOT 624 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṣalṣəlā, ṣelṣəlā (LGz. 561) | LGz. 561 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣīṣlā (Payne Smith 478); ṣeṣlā (LGz. 561) | Payne Smith 478; LGz. 561 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṣanṣal, ṣanṣalat (LGz. 561) | LGz. 561 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Verb: Arabic ṣalla, ṣalṣala 'it sounded' (Lane 1709), compared at LGz. 561.

## Linked from

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

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