# \*kwVlāʾ- ?: 'pasture; forage'

> Proto-Semitic *kwVlāʾ- ?, 'pasture; forage': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kwVlāʾ- ? |
| Meaning | 'pasture; forage' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1944 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | klʔ 'to abound in fodder (said of a country)' (BK 2, 919), kalaʔ- 'fodder (dry or green)' (Ibid. 920) | BK 2, 919; BK 920 |  |
| Akkadian | ukullû OB on (AHw 1406) | AHw 1406 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | mäklay (LGz. 339) | LGz. 339 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kʷālawa (LGz. 284), makala, makkola (Ibid. 339) | LGz. 284; LGz. 339 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kǝlkǝl (Kane 1990; Reinisch 1884, 376) | Kane 1990 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | mäḵälä (LGz. 339) | LGz. 339 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. klʾ (SD 77; Sabaweb lemma 2275) | SD 77; Sabaweb lemma 2275 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic klʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 82) | Al-Jallad 2026 82 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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