# \*zɣl: 'to adulterate; counterfeit, rust'

> Proto-Semitic *zɣl, 'to adulterate; counterfeit, rust': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zɣl |
| Meaning | 'to adulterate; counterfeit, rust' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zaɣal- (Lane 1235 apud SEDonline 2108) | Lane 1235; SEDonline 2108 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zaḥala (LLA 1038 apud SEDonline 2108); zəḥla (LLA 1038 apud SEDonline 2108) | LLA 1038; SEDonline 2108 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | zäḥal (WTS 494 apud SEDonline 2108) | WTS 494; SEDonline 2108 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*zɣl 'to pour out, to counterfeit' (Kogan 2005c: 209 apud SEDonline 2108). Cf. Akk. zaḫālû 'a silver alloy' (Kogan 2001: 273 apud SEDonline 2108). Cf. 2856 \*zVḥVl- 'crawl, creep', 2936 \*ḏVḥVl- 'fear' (Arb. zaḥala, another verb).

## Linked from

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

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