*ḥVbVl-: 'foetus; umbilical cord'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥabal- 'foetus', ḥbl 'to conceive, become pregnant' [BK 1 370].	BK 1 370
Mehri	ḥǝblēt [JM 164]	JM 164	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ḥebelēt [JH 55]	JH 55
Modern Arabic	DAṮ maḥbalah 'uterus' [GD 342]	GD 342
Jibbali	EAST ḥablɛ́t [JM 164]	JM 164
Hebrew	ḥēbel (HALOT 286); cf. ḥbl (piʕ) (HALOT 286)	HALOT 286	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥäblā 'writhing, troes of birth, agony' [Ja 420]	Ja 420
Syrian Aramaic	ḥeblā 'labor pain' [Brock 210]; ḥbal 'gave birth' [ibid.]	Brock 210

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Updated 22 October 2026