*naḫl-: 'river valley, wadi'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic nḫl; ʾnḫl; ʾḫl (Al-Jallad 2026, 102)	Al-Jallad 2026 102	gloss withheld
Akkadian	naḫallu, naḫlu (Kogan 2011, 191)	Kogan 2011 191
Ugaritic	nḫl (Kogan 2011, 191)	Kogan 2011 191
Hebrew	naḥal (Kogan 2011, 191)	Kogan 2011 191
Syrian Aramaic	naḥlā (Kogan 2011, 191)	Kogan 2011 191
Emar	na-aḫ-li /naḫlu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 129)	Pentiuc 2001 129	gloss withheld
Canaanite	EG SYLL n=ḫ=-r, n=ḫ=-r=ya=na, n=ḫ=ra /*naḫla/ (Hoch 193)	Hoch 193	gloss withheld

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PS *naḫl- 'river valley, wadi' (Kogan 2011, 191). Kogan doubts the Arabian nḫl 'palm(grove)'. Not K0234 *nVḥVl- 'inherit'.

Updated 24 October 2026