*ḫlw: 'to guard, keep watch'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	ḫallawa (LGz. 262)	LGz. 262	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	ḥalläwä (LGz. 262)	LGz. 262	gloss withheld
Amharic	əlləwa, əlläwa (LGz. 262)	LGz. 262	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḫlwn (inf.) (Biella 202)	Biella 202	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḫll, ḫl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80	gloss withheld

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Al-Jallad–Jaworska 80 take Safaitic ḫll as a D-stem of *ḫlw and compare Geez ḫallawa.

Updated 25 October 2026