# \*naʿl-: 'shoe, sandal' 1, 'to fasten, bolt' 2

> Proto-Semitic *naʿl-, 'shoe, sandal' 1, 'to fasten, bolt' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*naʿl- |
| Meaning | 'shoe, sandal' 1, 'to fasten, bolt' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | naʿal 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22); נעל qal 2 (HALOT 705) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22; HALOT 705 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | naʿlā 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | naʿl- 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | na-aḫ-lu = šēnum, naʕlu 1 (George and Krebernik 2022, 115, 120) | George and Krebernik 2022 115, 120 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | nʿl 2 (T 215); mnʿl 2 (T 187) | T 215; T 187 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*naʿl- 'shoe, sandal' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 22), perhaps from \*nʿl 'to lock, to secure' (Hbr. nʿl 'to bolt'); it may have replaced PS \*ŝaʾn- 'shoe' (K0547). Mhr. nəʾāl 'sandals', Soq. naʿal 'shoe' may be Arabic loans.

## Linked from

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

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