# \*ḥVbVl-: 'foetus; umbilical cord'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVbVl-, 'foetus; umbilical cord': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVbVl- |
| Meaning | 'foetus; umbilical cord' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2084 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

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

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