# \*ɣVzāl-: 'gazelle'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣVzāl-, 'gazelle': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## 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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## Linked from

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

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