# \*ʕigl-: 'calf'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕigl-, 'calf': reflexes in 15 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕigl- |
| Meaning | 'calf' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1962 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕiǯl- 'calf', ʕiǯlat- 'heifer', ʕuǯǯāl-, ʕiǯǯawl- 'calf' \[BK 2 181\], \[Fr. III 114\], \[Lane 1964\], \[LA XI 49\] | BK 2 181; Fr. III 114; Lane 1964; LA XI 49 |  |
| Tigre | ʔǝgal \[LH 386\] | LH 386 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | həgəlɛ́t (Rubin 2014 662) | Rubin 2014 662 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ù-gi-l\[um\] = ALI\[M?\] \[MEE 4 1192\]; ù-gi-l\[um\] /ʿugilum/ (VE 1192b; Hajouz 2013, 98) | MEE 4 1192; VE 1192b; Hajouz 2013, 98 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | anglia prob. \[DM 25\]. | DM 25 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕgl \[DULAT 149\], ʕglt \[DULAT 150\] | DULAT 149; DULAT 150 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔǝgʷǝl (ʕǝgʷal, ʕǝgʷl) \[LGz. 11\], ʔǝgʷalt, ʔǝgʷǝlt \[ibid.\], ʔǝgʷāl \[ibid.\] | LGz. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʕgl \[T 238\], \[Krah. 359\] | T 238; Krah. 359 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕēgäl (HALOT 784), ʕäglā (HALOT 785); pB. \[Ja. 1041\]. | HALOT 784; HALOT 785; Ja. 1041 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕēgal (det. ʕiglā, ʕäglā) \[Ja. 1067\], \[Levy WTM III 618\], ʕäglǝtā, ʕēglǝtā, ʕiglǝtā, ʕäglā, ʕăgaltā \[Ja. 1041\], \[Levy WTM III 618\], ʕgl \[DJPA 395a apud CAL\], ʕglh (det. ʕglth) \[ibid.\], ʕglgwl \[ibid.\]. // Sam. ʕgl, ʕglth \[Tal 622\]. | Ja. 1067; Levy WTM III 618; Ja. 1041; DJPA 395a; CAL; Tal 622 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕeglā 'calf', ʕǝgeltā 'heifer' \[Brock. 509\], \[PS 2794\]. | Brock. 509; PS 2794 |  |
| Aramaic | Anc. ʕgl \[HJ 824\] | HJ 824 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿgl 'calf' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿgl |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Tur. ʕāglo (SED II 44) | SED II 44 |  |
| Amorite | ʿagal, ʿigal (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 73) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 73 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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