*ɣVzāl-: 'gazelle'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ɣVzāl- |
| Meaning | 'gazelle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2435 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣazāl- 'young of a gazelle; gazelle (male)', ɣazālat- 'gazelle (female)' [BK 2 464] [LA XI 492]. | BK 2 464; LA XI 492 | |
| Akkadian | ḫuzālu, uzālu (AHw. 362, 1447) | AHw. 362, 1447 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕwzl [DJPA 398b apud CAL]. Cf. ʔurzīlā [Ja. 33], [Levy WT I 61], [Levy WTM III 697] | DJPA 398b; CAL; Ja. 33; Levy WT I 61; Levy WTM III 697 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕūzaylā 'antelope; fawn' [Brock. 519], [PS 2829]. Cf. ʕwzlʔ 'pig' [Brock. 519], [PS 2852] (for the meaning shift cf. probably Arb. yaʕfūr-, yuʕfūr- 'gazelle; young of a gazelle or doe' [BK 2 299] vs. ʕifr-, ʕufr- 'pig, boar; piglet, swine' [ibid. 297] (No. 88 [DB 2205])). | Brock. 519; PS 2829; PS 2852; BK 2 299; BK 297 | |
| Amorite | ʿazalum, ʿazalatum; ʿuzālum, ʿuzālatum (Gelb AS 21, 15); ġazāl, fem. ġazālā(h): a-za-lum, a-za-lu-um, a-za-al-lum; ġuzālat: ḫu/ú-za-lum, ḫu-za-li-ia, ḫu-za-la-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 207) | Gelb AS 21 15; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 207 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ġuzālat/: name ḫu-za-luₓ(C717) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 207) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 207 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026