צל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ל־ל‎

From Proto-Semitic *ẓill-. Cognate with Arabic ظِلّ‎ (ẓill), Akkadian 𒄑𒈪 (ṣillu, GISSU, “shadow”), Aramaic טוּלָּא/טִלָּא‎ (ṭullā/ṭillā), טִלָּלָא‎ (ṭillālā), Classical Syriac ܛܸܠܵܠܵܐ‎ (ṭellālā), Ugaritic 𐎑𐎍𐎍 (ẓll), Ge'ez and Tigrinya ጽላሎት (ṣəlalot).

Noun

צֵל • (tsél) m (plural indefinite צְלָלִים‎, singular construct צֵל־, plural construct צִלְלֵי־‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. A shadow.
  2. Shade, a shaded area.
    ‏בצל‎‎ ― batsél ― in the shade
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