šâlu  [ÈN.TAR : , AŠ.TAR : ]  (vb. ā ; pres. išâl, išaʾʾal, pret. išāl, išʾal)

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Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*šaʾāl
• Arabic : saʾala   سَاءَلَ
• Syriac : šʾil  ܫܳܐܶܠ
• Hebrew : šāʾal  שָׁאַל
• Ugaritic : šảl  
• Ge'ez : saʾala

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