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

> Proto-Semitic *ʾa-gal-/*gilgal-/*gawl-, '(young of) an equid; camel (?)': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾa-gal-/\*gilgal-/\*gawl- |
| Meaning | '(young of) an equid; camel (?)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1990 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧawl- 'a large herd of sheep, horses, of camels' BK 1, 358 | BK 1, 358 |  |
| Akkadian | agālu, agallu OAkk. on \[CAD a1 141\], \[AHw 15\] | CAD a1 141; AHw 15 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gǝlgäl \[LH 564\] | LH 564 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ag-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. 273 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gǝlgäl \[K 1898\] | K 1898 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ? gīgi \[LHar. 70\] | LHar. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gǝlgǝl 'foal of a horse or mule, not yet broken in' \[Bass. 815\] | Bass. 815 |  |
| Geez | ʾagʷil (LGz. 11) | LGz. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | gəlgäl (LGz. 11) | LGz. 11 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | gəlgäl (LGz. 11) | LGz. 11 | gloss 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'.

## Linked from

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

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