*ḥwl: 'to go around; around'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḥwl
Meaning	'to go around; around'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ḥwl (HALOT 297)	HALOT 297	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥwl (HALOT 297)	HALOT 297	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḥwl, ḥawla (HALOT 297; Biella 169; LGz. 249)	HALOT 297; Biella 169; LGz. 249	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḥwl (Biella 169; SD 73)	Biella 169; SD 73	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ḥel (LGz. 249)	LGz. 249	gloss withheld

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Notes

Geʿez ḥawala, ḥola 'turn around' is probably reconstructed from ḥawəlt 'column, pillar, stele; calendar' (LGz. 249). Cf. 1066 *ḥawl- 'year'. Not 493 *ḥVwVl- 'jump (on horse-back)'.

Updated 25 October 2026

*ḥwl: 'to go around; around'

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