# \*kʷaly-at-: 'kidney'

> Proto-Semitic *kʷaly-at-, 'kidney': reflexes in 23 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 | \*kʷaly-at- |
| Meaning | 'kidney' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 122 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kulyat-, kulwat- \[BK 2 926\] | BK 2 926 |  |
| Mehri | kǝlyīt \[JM 209\] | JM 209 |  |
| Soqotri | QADHUB kǝlɔ̄́yǝt \[SSL LS 1460-61\]. | SSL LS 1460-61 |  |
| Akkadian | kalītu OB on \[CAD k 74\], \[AHw 425\] | CAD k 74; AHw 425 |  |
| Harsusi | kelīt |  |  |
| Tigre | pl. kälawǝʔ, kälawi, kälwät (metath.) \[LH 392\] | LH 392 |  |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ga=ra=ta /\*kalyā́ta/ \[Hoch 352-353\] | Hoch 352-353 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kulaia \[DM 207\] | DM 207 |  |
| Ugaritic | klyt \[DULAT 438\] | DULAT 438 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL kilāyo, WOL kǝlayo, ZWY hǝlāyo \[LGur 342\] | LGur 342 |  |
| Geez | kʷǝlīt |  |  |
| Gurage | GOG SOD kǝlayo \[LGur 342\] | LGur 342 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ḫullīṯā \[Berg 44\] AZR kčulta \[Garb 314\] | Berg 44; Garb 314 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kuźɛ́t \[JJ 131\] | JJ 131 |  |
| Hebrew | kilyā (HALOT 479) | HALOT 479 |  |
| Amharic | kulit, pl. kulalit \[K 1368, 1371\] | K 1368, 1371 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | kulyā \[Ja 620\]; kwlyyh \[DJPA 254a apud CAL\] | Ja 620; DJPA 254a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kūlītā \[Brock 329\] | Brock 329 |  |
| Gafat | kullalit \[LGaf 209\] | LGaf 209 |  |
| Tigrinya | kʷəlit (SED I 141) | SED I 141 |  |
| Harari | kulāy (SED I 141) | SED I 141 |  |
| Argobba | kullay (SED I 141) | SED I 141 |  |
| Eblaitic | ga-li-tum /kalyat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307); ga-li-du-um = Sum. zé-gùn (VE 911; Civil 2017, 126) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 307; VE 911; Civil 2017, 126 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.