# \*kʷaḥl-: 'antimony'

> Proto-Semitic *kʷaḥl-, 'antimony': reflexes in 11 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 | \*kʷaḥl- |
| Meaning | 'antimony' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3113 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kuḥl- |  |  |
| Akkadian | guḫlu |  |  |
| Tigre | kʷäḥala, kǝḥǝl |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kula |  |  |
| Geez | kʷǝḥl, kʷaḥala, kʷǝḥli |  | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | kul |  |  |
| Phoenician | kḥl |  |  |
| Hebrew | kḥl |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kʷǝl |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | kuḥl- |  |  |
| Tigrinya | kʷäḥalä |  | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Arabic kuḥl gives the denominative kaḥḥala (Stem II), kaḥḥāl 'oculist' and kahīl 'darkened with kohl' (OLA80 §66.6).

## Linked from

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

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