*gḥl: 'to burn; burning charcoal'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*gḥl
Meaning	'to burn; burning charcoal'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	geḥālîm (pl.) (HALOT 188); gaḥelet (HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld
Geez	gʷaḥala (LGz. 187)	LGz. 187	gloss withheld
Amharic	gāla (HALOT 188)	HALOT 188	gloss withheld

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Notes

HALOT 188 heads the root with Amharic gāla 'to be red-hot' and Yemeni Arabic jaihal, mijhal 'dry sticks'. Arabic ǧayhal, miǧhal 'a piece of wood with which one stirs live coals' (Lane 477) has h for *ḥ; LGz. 187 writes ǧayḥal.

Updated 25 October 2026

*gḥl: 'to burn; burning charcoal'

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