# \*s/ṣuḳl-: 'leg, thigh; elbow'

> Proto-Semitic *s/ṣuḳl-, 'leg, thigh; elbow': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*s/ṣuḳl- |
| Meaning | 'leg, thigh; elbow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1924 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | suḳl- 'flanks, hypochondria (sides of the body below the ribs)' \[BK 1 1109\], ṣuḳl-, ṣuḳlat-, ṣaḳlat- do. \[idid. 1354\]. | BK 1 1109 |  |
| Soqotri | suḳal \[LS 290\] (cf. also \[SSL LS 1470\]) | LS 290; SSL LS 1470 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | č̣ǝnḳǝlit \[LH 627, apud d'Abbadie\]. | LH 627 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | ZWY č̣iḳile \[LGur 1 1205; 2 215\]. | LGur 1 1205 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | č̣əḳəll \[K 2220\] | K 2220 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | čəgəle \[LArg. 197\] | LArg. 197 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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