# \*walwal-: 'to be agitated, perturbed; to hesitate, doubt'

> Proto-Semitic *walwal-, 'to be agitated, perturbed; to hesitate, doubt': 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*walwal- |
| Meaning | 'to be agitated, perturbed; to hesitate, doubt' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | walwala; wəlwāl (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | walwāl (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | (tä)wälawälä (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | wälawäla (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 |  |
| Amharic | wälawwälä, wallälä (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 |  |
| Gurage | wəlawwälä (LGz. 615) | LGz. 615 |  |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 3236 \*w/yll 'to howl, wail' 1, 'woe, calamity' 2.

## Linked from

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

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