*ḥargal-: 'locust'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥarǯalat- 'swarm of grasshoppers' [BK 1 405], [Fr. I 363], [LA XI 149] (ʔal-ḳiṭaʕtu mina l-ǯarādi), ḥarǯal-, ḥarǯūl- 'a kind of grasshopper' [Dozy I 268]	BK 1 405; Fr. I 363; LA XI 149; Dozy I 268
Akkadian	irgilu OB (Mari), SB [CAD i 176], ergilu [AHw. 240]	CAD i 176; AHw. 240	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	ir-gi-lum = NAM.KUR.MUS̆EN [MEE 4 1094]	MEE 4 1094	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḥargōl (HALOT 350), pB. [Ja. 498]	HALOT 350; Ja. 498	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥargōlā 'name of an edible locust' [Ja. 498], [Levy WT I 281].	Ja. 498; Levy WT I 281
Syrian Aramaic	ḥargālā 'grasshopper' [Brock. 255], 'large wingless locust' [PS 1367].	Brock. 255; PS 1367
Modern Aramaic	N.-Syr. ḫergūl 'a locust, cricket' [Maclean 105].	Maclean 105
Amorite	ḥargal, ḥergil, ḥirgil (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 249)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 249	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026