# \*ʾVṯkāl-: 'cluster of grapes or other fruits'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVṯkāl-, 'cluster of grapes or other fruits': reflexes in 7 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVṯkāl- |
| Meaning | 'cluster of grapes or other fruits' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eblaitic | áš-kà-lum, iš₁₁-kà-um (Kogan 2011, 204; VE 660; Civil 2017, 97); iš-ga-lu, áš-ga-lum, iš₁₁-ga-um /ʾaṯkāl, ʾiṯkāl/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 50) | Kogan 2011 204; VE 660; Civil 2017, 97; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 50 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʾuṯkl (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 |  |
| Hebrew | ʾäškōl (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA ʾitkālā (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 |  |
| Arabic | ʾiṯkāl- (Kogan 2011, 204); ʔutkūl, ʕitkāl (LGz. 42) | Kogan 2011 204; LGz. 42 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʾaskāl (Kogan 2011, 204) | Kogan 2011 204 |  |
| Akkadian | is/šḫunnatu (LGz. 42) | LGz. 42 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PWS \*ʾVṯkāl- 'probably' a cluster of grapes or other fruits (Kogan 2011, 204); the Ebla forms clearly represent the same root.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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