# \*ḫyl: 'to be in labor; have labor pains'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫyl, 'to be in labor; have labor pains': reflexes in 7 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>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫyl |
| Meaning | 'to be in labor; have labor pains' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2265 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫâlu SB \[CAD ḫ 55\], OB on \[AHw 342\]; ḫīlū (pl.t.) NA, SB \[CAD ḫ 189\], \[AHw 346\]; ḫayyāltu SB \[CAD ḫ 32\], \[AHw 309\] | CAD ḫ 55; AHw 342; CAD ḫ 189; AHw 346; CAD ḫ 32; AHw 309 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | (?) ḥl (DISO 87 apud HALOT 310). | DISO 87; HALOT 310 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫl \[DULAT 384\], ḫllt \[DULAT 387\] | DULAT 384; DULAT 387 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY alu \[LGur 37\] | LGur 37 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | maḫtél \[JJ 310\]. | JJ 310 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ḥyl (HALOT 310); also ḥīl, ḥīlā (HALOT 312) | HALOT 310; HALOT 312 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | aliha \[LGur 37\]. | LGur 37 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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