# \*ḫaṭl-: 'idle talk, loquacity'

> Proto-Semitic *ḫaṭl-, 'idle talk, loquacity': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫaṭl- |
| Meaning | 'idle talk, loquacity' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḫṭl (Biella 199–200) | Biella 199–200 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 200 compares Arabic ḫaṭal 'loquacity; corrupt speech with loquacity'.

## Linked from

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

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