# \*ḥayl-: 'strength, power, might' 1, 'wealth' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḥayl-, 'strength, power, might' 1, 'wealth' 2: reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥayl- |
| Meaning | 'strength, power, might' 1, 'wealth' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ḥl (DULAT 354; SEDonline 1270) | DULAT 354; SEDonline 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥayil (HALOT 311 apud SEDonline 1270) | HALOT 311; SEDonline 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥaylā (LSyr. 229, SL 447 apud SEDonline 1270) | LSyr. 229, SL 447; SEDonline 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḥawl-/ḥayl- (Lane 675, 688 apud SEDonline 1270) | Lane 675, 688; SEDonline 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ḫyl (SD 64 apud SEDonline 1270); Qat. ˀ-ḫyl (LIQ 72 apud SEDonline 1270) | SD 64; SEDonline 1270; LIQ 72 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḫayl (CDG 269 apud SEDonline 1270) | CDG 269; SEDonline 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫêlu (Buck 2019, 328); Hīl: a-ḫu-ḫe-el, ḫa-ab-du-ḫi-il, ḫa-na-ḫe-el (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 224) | Buck 2019, 328; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 224 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ḥl 2 (Krahmalkov 183) | Krahmalkov 183 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥayil 1 (HALOT 311) | HALOT 311 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ḥayälä (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥela (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 |  |
| Amharic | ayyälä (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 |  |
| Aramaic | ḥelā (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | haila (LGz. 269) | LGz. 269 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PWS \*ḥayl-/\*ḫayl- 'strength' (SEDonline 1270). Marrassini 1971, 59 compares Arb. ḫayl- (apud SEDonline 1270); cf. 2411 \*ḫayl- 'equid'.

## Linked from

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

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