# \*ɣull-: 'yoke, collar'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣull-, 'yoke, collar': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣull- |
| Meaning | 'yoke, collar' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ullu (CAD Ḫ 229, CAD U–W 81; AHw. 354, 1410 apud SEDonline 2095) | CAD Ḫ 229, CAD U–W 81; AHw. 354, 1410; SEDonline 2095 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḫu-lu (Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 723; Pasquali 1995: 52 apud SEDonline 2095); ḫu-lu/li, ḫu-lu/i-ḫu-lu/i /ġull/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 199) | SEDonline 2095; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 199 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EA ḫullu (CAD Ḫ 230, EA 257:15, 296:38 apud SEDonline 2095) | CAD Ḫ 230, EA 257:15, 296:38; SEDonline 2095 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ˁōl (BDB 760; HALOT 827-828 apud SEDonline 2095) | BDB 760; HALOT 827-828; SEDonline 2095 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣll (Lane 2277; Dozy 1927 II: 219 apud SEDonline 2095); ɣull- (Lane 2278 apud SEDonline 2095) | Lane 2277; Dozy 1927 II: 219; SEDonline 2095; Lane 2278 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ġull (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 199) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 199 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ɣull- 'collar, yoke' (Kogan 2001: 281‒282 apud SEDonline 2095). Akk. ullu is also written ḫullu and is neither two lexemes nor a Sumerian loan (Kogan 2001: 281 apud SEDonline 2095); EA ḫu-ul-lu glosses Akk. nīru (EA 296:38). Cf. 3247 \*ɣll 'to insert, enter; to plunge, dip; to dye'.

## Linked from

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

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