ṣillu  [GISSU : , MI : ]

shadow , shade , protection , aegis , under the aegis of , in the shadow of ; ina ṣilli : under the aegis of , in shadow , in the shade ; ṣūrat ṣilli + : a silhouette ; ša-ṣilli : a sunshade , a parasol , an umbrella (?) ;

Cf. ṣillānīu, ṣulūlu, ṣallulu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*θ̣ill
• Arabic : ẓill  ظَلّ
• Syriac : ṭelalā  ܛܸܠܲܠܵܐ
• Hebrew : ṣēl  צֵל
• Ugaritic : ẓll  

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