*ʾa-gal-/*gilgal-/*gawl-: '(young of) an equid; camel (?)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾa-gal-/*gilgal-/*gawl-
Meaning'(young of) an equid; camel (?)'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 1990

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicǧawl- 'a large herd of sheep, horses, of camels' BK 1, 358BK 1, 358
Akkadianagālu, agallu OAkk. on [CAD a1 141], [AHw 15]CAD a1 141; AHw 15gloss withheld
Tigregǝlgäl [LH 564]LH 564gloss withheld
Eblaiticag-lum = ANS̆E.NITA.KUR [MEE 4 039] (/Hag(a)lum/ [Kreb. 45], [MEE 4 003])MEE 4 039; Kreb. 45; MEE 4 003
Gurage? Gog. Sod. Sel. Wol. gǝlgǝl Msq. gǝlagǝl Gog. Sod. Sel. gilgil Cha. Eža End. Enm. Gyt. grangǝr End. Enm. gängär Muh. giyangi, gege [LGur. 273]LGur. 273gloss withheld
Amharicgǝlgäl [K 1898]K 1898gloss withheld
Harari? gīgi [LHar. 70]LHar. 70gloss withheld
Tigrinyagǝlgǝl 'foal of a horse or mule, not yet broken in' [Bass. 815]Bass. 815
Geezʾagʷil (LGz. 11)LGz. 11gloss withheld
Argobbagəlgäl (LGz. 11)LGz. 11gloss withheld
Gafatgəlgäl (LGz. 11)LGz. 11gloss withheld

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Notes

Hajouz 2013, 98 reads EV 0039 ag-lum as /ʿag(a)lum/, from ʿ-g-l 'bison, calf' (1824), with Akk. agalu 'riding donkey'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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