Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ẓ*ẓlf: 'refrain from, abstain' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ẓlfMeaning'refrain from, abstain'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteEpigraphic South ArabianSab yẓtlfn, yẓtlfnn (Biella 226)Biella 226gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Biella 226 compares Arabic ẓalafa 'refrain from (an action)'. The Sabaic is a t-stem.Updated 3 November 2026Linked from 1 pageẓ