# \*gall-: 'excrement'

> Proto-Semitic *gall-, 'excrement': reflexes in 5 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gall- |
| Meaning | 'excrement' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2053 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧallat-, ǧillat-, ǧullat- 'ball of dung, livestock dung' \[BK 1 308\] | BK 1 308 |  |
| Tigre | gällo \[LH 560\]. | LH 560 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gal, gala \[DM 76\]; also glalaia and glala \[ibid. 93\] | DM 76; DM 93 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gālāl (HALOT 194); also \*gēl (HALOT 190) | HALOT 194; HALOT 190 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gǝlālā 'ordure, excrement' \[Ja 250\]. | Ja 250 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.