# \*ṣaḥn- {} \*ṣaḥl-: 'bowl, dish'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣaḥn- {} *ṣaḥl-, 'bowl, dish': 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 2026-10-31.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣaḥn- {} \*ṣaḥl- |
| Meaning | 'bowl, dish' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣaḥn 'a great bowl, or drinking-cup' (Lane 1656) | Lane 1656 |  |
| Geez | ṣāḥl (LGz. 552); ṣāḥel (HALOT 1027) | LGz. 552; HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṣāḥal (LGz. 552); ṣaḥal (HALOT 1027) | LGz. 552; HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣaḥalet (LGz. 552) | LGz. 552 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | צַלַּחַת, pl. צֵלָחוֹת (HALOT 1027) | HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | zil(l)aḫda, gloss to Akk. saḫḫar(r)u (HALOT 1027) | HALOT 1027 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Hebrew and Canaanite set the l before the ḥ. LGz. 552 cites Arabic ṣaḥn after Barth.

## Linked from

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

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