# \*paḥ(a)l-: 'thigh; penis' 1, 'stallion, breeding male' 2

> Proto-Semitic *paḥ(a)l-, 'thigh; penis' 1, 'stallion, breeding male' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*paḥ(a)l- |
| Meaning | 'thigh; penis' 1, 'stallion, breeding male' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2174 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | fēḥǝl 1 \[JM 90\] | JM 90 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | fáḥal 1 \[LS 335\] (cf. also \[SSL 4 94\]) | LS 335; SSL 4 94 |  |
| Akkadian | paḫallu 1 OB on \[AHw 810\]. | AHw 810 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | feḥl 1 \[JH 31\] | JH 31 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pihla 1 \[DM 370\]. | DM 370 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | fáḥǝl 1 \[JJ 54\] | JJ 54 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | pāḥǝlātā 'testicles' 1 \[Brock 562\] | Brock 562 |  |
| Ugaritic | pḥl 2 (Tropper UG 138) | Tropper UG 138 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | pḥl 'stallion' 2 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root pḥl |  |
| Arabic | faḥl- 2 (Kogan 2011, 219) | Kogan 2011 219 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.