# \*ṣll: 'percolate, filter'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣll, 'percolate, filter': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣll |
| Meaning | 'percolate, filter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ṣalala (yəṣləl) (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣalla (ṣll) (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. ṣālal (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣallel (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʔaṣlälä (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ṭällälä (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ṭäläla (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 |  |
| Gurage | ṭälälä (LGz. 556) | LGz. 556 |  |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 2792 \*ṣVl(l)- ~ \*ṣVwl- 'to float over deep waters; fountain', 3392 \*ṣVlVl- 'ravine, wadi' and 232 \*ṣill- 'adder'.

## Linked from

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

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