*ḫāl-: 'maternal uncle'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Syrian Aramaic	ḥālā; ḥāltā (Kogan 2011, 235)	Kogan 2011 235	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḫāl-; ḫālat- (Kogan 2011, 235)	Kogan 2011 235	gloss withheld
Tigre	ḥāl; ḥal (Kogan 2011, 235)	Kogan 2011 235	gloss withheld
Mehri	ḫayl; ḫəlūt (Kogan 2011, 235)	Kogan 2011 235	gloss withheld
Jibbali	ḫíẑ; ḫɔ́lɔ́t (Kogan 2011, 235); xɔlɔ́t (Rubin 2014 673)	Kogan 2011 235; Rubin 2014 673	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ḥalēle; ḥéloh (Kogan 2011, 235)	Kogan 2011 235	gloss withheld
Amorite	ḫālu, ḫālatānu (Buck 2019, 328)	Buck 2019, 328	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḫl; ʾḫwl; ḫlt (Al-Jallad 2026, 69)	Al-Jallad 2026 69	gloss withheld
Akkadian	ḫālu (CAD Ḫ 54)	CAD Ḫ 54	gloss withheld

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

PWS *ḫāl- 'maternal uncle'; the aunt terms derive from it, with the opposition reversed in continental MSA (Kogan 2011, 235).

Updated 24 October 2026