# \*rigl-: 'foot'

> Proto-Semitic *rigl-, 'foot': reflexes in 12 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>) › [R](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rigl- |
| Meaning | 'foot' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 149 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | riǧl- 'foot' \[BK 1 830\], raǯul- 'man' | BK 1 830 |  |
| Ugaritic | /riglu/ (UVST 176) | UVST 176 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*rǝgal or \*rǝgēl (only raglayin, du.) 'foot' (BDB 1112) | BDB 1112 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL reɣra \[Berg 75\] TUR raɣlo \[R Ṭūrōyo 118\] MLH \*reɣlo (c. suff. reɣlav) \[J Mlah 188\] | Berg 75; J Mlah 188 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rägäl (HALOT 1184); raglī (HALOT 1186) | HALOT 1184; HALOT 1186 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB rgl \[SD 116; Sabaweb lemma 1306\], MIN rgl \[LM 77\] | SD 116; Sabaweb lemma 1306; LM 77 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | riglā (raglā) \[Ja 1449\]; ryglh \[DJPA 516a apud CAL\], riglāʔ-; nigrā \[Ja. 902\] | Ja 1449; DJPA 516a; CAL; Ja. 902 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | reglā 'pes' \[Brock 712\] | Brock 712 |  |
| Aramaic | SML lgr, OFF rgl, lgl, ngr, PLM rgl \[HJ 1060\]; SamP riggālāʔi; Dem. lgr \[HJ 1259\] | HJ 1060; HJ 1259 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ligra \[DM 235\] | DM 235 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mrgl (T 198) | T 198 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic rgl (Al-Jallad 2026, 121) | Al-Jallad 2026 121 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [R](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/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.