# \*baɣ/ḳl-: 'mule'

> Proto-Semitic *baɣ/ḳl-, 'mule': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*baɣ/ḳl- |
| Meaning | 'mule' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2658 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baɣl-, fem. baɣal-at- 'mule' \[BK 1 146\], \[LA XI 60\], baɣɣāl- 'she-mule, he-mule' \[ibid.\] | BK 1 146; LA XI 60 |  |
| Mehri | baɣlēt \[Müller Harsūsi 53\] (apud Hein). |  | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | beɣelēt \[JH 16\]. | JH 16 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bäḳäl \[LH 285\]. | LH 285 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baḳl \[LGz. 101\]. | LGz. 101 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sel. Wol. boḳlo, Wol. boʔolo, Zwy. boḳolu, Sod. Gog. bǝč̣ǝl, Muh. bǝʔurä, buʔurä, bǝʔuwä, Msq. bʷäḳla, Gog. bʷäʔla, Eža buḳʷrä, End. baḳura, Gyt. Enm. buḳurä \[LGur. 128\]; Muh. bəḳʷrä (EDG 131, 148 apud SEDonline 593). | LGur. 128; EDG 131, 148; SEDonline 593 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bäḳlo \[K 907\]. | K 907 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. bɣl \[SD 27; Sabaweb lemma 3041\] | SD 27; Sabaweb lemma 3041 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bäḳäl \[LHar. 43\]. | LHar. 43 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bäḳli 'mule' \[Bass. 323\]. | Bass. 323 |  |
| Gafat | bəč̣əlä (LGz. 101) | LGz. 101 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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