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Root f-t-l

Classical Syriac Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —f-t-lf-t-l. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: f-t-l
  • ܦܬܠܐnoun
    twisting, spinning
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Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: f-t-l
  • פָּתַלpātalverb
    to twist, to spin
  • פתלאnoun
    twisting, spinning
Canonical root family: f-t-l