# \*hll: 'to be imbecile, weak-minded, mad; mocked at'

> Proto-Semitic *hll, 'to be imbecile, weak-minded, mad; mocked at': reflexes in 10 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>) › [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hll |
| Meaning | 'to be imbecile, weak-minded, mad; mocked at' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2261 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | SUD halhal \[DRS 411\]; EGYP halhil \[Spiro 490\]. | DRS 411; Spiro 490 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | hálhal \[LS 143\]. | LS 143 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ulālu OB on \[AHw 1407\] | AHw 1407 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | haläwläw \[LH 4\] | LH 4 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | hawlaya (also ḥawlaya, a graphic variant) \[LGz 220\] | LGz 220 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | SOD wällät \[LGur 653\] | LGur 653 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | hll, (po.), (hitpo.) (HALOT 249), hōlēlūt (HALOT 242) | HALOT 249; HALOT 242 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (?) allälä \[K 1102\]. | K 1102 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | hll (Af.) 'he mocked, ridiculed; he looked down on, despised' \[Brock 176\] | Brock 176 |  |
| Tigrinya | hallay 'stupid, imbecile' \[Bass. 3\] | Bass. 3 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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