# \*ḫāl-: 'maternal uncle'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫāl-, 'maternal uncle': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫāl- |
| Meaning | 'maternal uncle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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