# \*rigl-at-: 'water-course, stream'

> Proto-Semitic *rigl-at-, 'water-course, stream': reflexes in 1 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rigl-at- |
| Meaning | 'water-course, stream' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic rglt (Al-Jallad 2026, 121) | Al-Jallad 2026 121 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 122) compares Arabic riǧlah 'water-course from a ḥarrah to a plain' (Lane 1046a) and Syriac rglh, rgltʾ (reḡlā, rḡelṯā) 'stream, torrent' (CAL, s.v. rglh n.).

## Linked from

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

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