# \*ɣurl-(at-): 'foreskin, prepuce'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣurl-(at-), 'foreskin, prepuce': reflexes in 6 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣurl-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'foreskin, prepuce' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1628 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣurlat- 'foreskin' \[BK 2 460\]. | BK 2 460 |  |
| Akkadian | urullu (AHw 1436; HALOT 886) | AHw 1436; HALOT 886 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ḳu4-r=na=ta /\*ɣurlata, ɣurlōta/ \[Hoch 302\] | Hoch 302 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕorlā (HALOT 886) | HALOT 886 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕurlā, ʕurlǝtā \[Ja 1058\]; ʕorlā, det. ʕrlth \[DJPA 420a apud CAL\] | Ja 1058; DJPA 420a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕurlā 'uncircumcised', ʕurlūtā 'foreskin' \[Brock 548\] | Brock 548 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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