# \*gḥl: 'to burn; burning charcoal'

> Proto-Semitic *gḥl, 'to burn; burning charcoal': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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