# \*ḥwl: 'to go around; around'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥwl, 'to go around; around': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## 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 |

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

## 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)'.

## Linked from

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

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