ṣēlu [TI : ] (ṣīlu , ṣellu , ṣillu)
[Human → Body]
1) rib ; side , flank , edge (of a liver) 2) edge (sword , blade , sherd) 3) šār ṣēlu : side wind , side of a ship (a chariot , a house) 4) ša bīti ṣēlu : neighbour (?)
See also : ṣēlāniš, ṣēlānû, ṣēlû
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *ṣ́ilʿ
- Arabic : ḍilʿ ضِلْع
- Syriac : ʿalʿā
- Hebrew : ṣēlāʿ
- Ugaritic : ṣlʿ