*nVḥVl-: 'inherit, take possession'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*nVḥVl-
Meaning'inherit, take possession'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadiannaḫālu B (Mari) (CAD N/1 126); niḫlatu (Mari) (CAD N/2 219)CAD N/1 126; CAD N/2 219gloss withheld
AramaicNḤL (DJA 65b apud CAL)CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḫlgloss withheld
Hebrewnaḥal 'get'Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḫl
Phoeniciannḥl; tnḥl (Krahmalkov 327)Krahmalkov 327gloss withheld
Punicnḥl 'inherit'Anderson–Moser 2024 root nḫl
Arabicnḥl, niḥlat- (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 23)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 23gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab nḥl, nḥlt (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 23); nḥl (Sabaweb lemma 4639)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 23; Sabaweb lemma 4639gloss withheld
Ugariticnḥl, nḥlt (DULAT 619)DULAT 619gloss withheld
Amoritenaḥalum, naḥlum (Gelb AS 21, 26)Gelb AS 21 26gloss withheld
Emarna-aḫ-la-ti /naḥlā̆tu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 177)Pentiuc 2001 177gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Notes

Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 23, glosses Ug. nḥl 'heir'. Streck 2000, 106–108 and Streck 2011, 367 take the Mari naḫālu and niḫlatu as Amorite.

Updated 22 October 2026

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