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*ptl - to plait
(EDA I)
Words
Akkadian
patālu
- to twine
(CAD P 270, AHw. 847)
Derived words: mupattilu ‘twister’ (CAD M₂ 210); patlu ‘intertwined’ (CAD P 278); pitiltu ‘string’ (CAD P 435, AHw. 869); puttulu ‘twisted’ (CAD P 547, AHw. 884).
Hebrew
pātīl
- tied on (adj.); thread (subst.)
(HALOT 990)
Hebrew
ptl
- (nip.) to be entangled with one another, to wrestle; to be tortuous, astute
(HALOT 990)
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
ptylh
- wick
(DJPA 455)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ptīltā
- wick
(DJBA 948)
Syriac
ptl
- to twist, distort; to turn aside, turn away
(LSyr. 617, SL 1268)
Mandaic
ptiliata
- wicks
(MD 384)
Arabic
ftl
- to twist
(Lane 2333)
Geez
fatala
- to spin, to twist
(CDG 170)
Tigre
fätlä
- to twist
(CDG 170)
Tigrinya
fätälä
- to spin, to twist thread
(TED 2688)
Amharic
fättälä
- to spin, to twist, to braid
(AED 2308)
Harari
fätälä
- to spin
(EDH 65)
Selti
fätälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Wolane
fätälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Zway
fätälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Muher
fättelä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Masqan
fättälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Gogot
fättälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Soddo
fättälä
- to spin, to plait
(EDG 248)
Mehri
fətōl
- to roll (a wick)
(ML 107)
Jibbali
ftɔl
- to roll (a wick)
(JL 65)