# \*nḳl: 'to choose'

> Proto-Semitic *nḳl, 'to choose': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nḳl |
| Meaning | 'to choose' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1475 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | nəḳáwl (ML 297 apud SEDonline 1475) | ML 297; SEDonline 1475 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | nḳɔl (JL 190 apud SEDonline 1475) | JL 190; SEDonline 1475 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | nóḳiľ (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 78) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 78 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*nḳl 'to choose' (SEDonline 1475). Perhaps from 'to take out, to pick up', if connected with Arb. nql 'to transfer, to shift', Sab. nḳl 'to quarry stone' (SD 97), Qat. nḳl 'to dig out, to excavate' and Gz. naḳala 'to uproot, to eradicate, to pull up' (Kogan 2015:565 apud SEDonline 1475). Cf. SA065 \*nḳl 'excavate'.

## Linked from

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

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