# \*naḫl-: 'river valley, wadi'

> Proto-Semitic *naḫl-, 'river valley, wadi': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*naḫl- |
| Meaning | 'river valley, wadi' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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