*ʕibal: 'flint'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʕibal
Meaning	'flint'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline 422

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	ˀáybəl (ML 10 apud SEDonline 422)	ML 10; SEDonline 422	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ˁayɛ́l (JL 6 apud SEDonline 422)	JL 6; SEDonline 422	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ˀābēl (HL 5 apud SEDonline 422)	HL 5; SEDonline 422	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ʿíbhaḷ (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 3)	Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 3	gloss withheld

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Notes

Proto-MSA *ʕibal 'flint' (SEDonline 422). Etymology uncertain; cf. Arb. ʾaʕbal 'a mountain of which stones are white; rough, rugged thick stone' (Kogan 2015:548 apud SEDonline 422).

Updated 25 October 2026

*ʕibal: 'flint'

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