# \*ḳ(ʷ)Vlḥ-: 'genitals; testicles'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳ(ʷ)Vlḥ-, 'genitals; testicles': reflexes in 9 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳ(ʷ)Vlḥ- |
| Meaning | 'genitals; testicles' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2139 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | (?) ḥlḳ 'to have the penis chafed and red following coitus' \[BK 1 481\]. | BK 1 481 |  |
| Akkadian | ḳallû (gallû) (hapax) SB \[CAD ḳ 66\], \[AHw 894\]. | CAD ḳ 66; AHw 894 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY ǝnḳulu \[LGur 70\]. | LGur 70 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḳʷǝlḥ \[LGz 428\]. | LGz 428 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ENN GYE ḳura, END ḳurʔä \[LGur 70\]. | LGur 70 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ḳʷǝla \[K 675\] | K 675 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Mgr. ḳəlwä \[LGur. 70\] | LGur. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | míḳliz \[LS 375\] | LS 375 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ḳula (Leslau 1997:216, AAD 193 apud SEDonline 1882) | Leslau 1997:216, AAD 193; SEDonline 1882 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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