*kpl: 'double' 1, 'part, share; to divide, allot' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*kpl
Meaning	'double' 1, 'part, share; to divide, allot' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Syrian Aramaic	kᵉpal 1 (Klein s.v. כפל)	Klein s.v. כפל	gloss withheld
Hebrew	kpl (OLA80 §35.4c)	OLA80 §35.4c
Ugaritic	kpl (HALOT 493)	HALOT 493
Arabic	kifl (HALOT 493); kifl 1, 2 (BK 2 916; Freytag 4 48)	HALOT 493; BK 2 916; Freytag 4 48	gloss withheld
Geez	kafala 2; kəfl 2 (LGz. 276)	LGz. 276	gloss withheld
Aramaic	kpl 1 (DNWSI 530)	DNWSI 530	gloss withheld

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

OLA80 §35.4c. Duality expressed without numeral. HALOT 493 takes 'to divide' as the root's original meaning.

Updated 28 October 2026