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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ngl (Arb.) 1 (> Sem. *mi/a-ngal- 2 ~ *nVgi/ula(-t)- (Ch.) 2
Meaning: to reap 1, sickle 2
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1949
Proto-Semitic: *ngl 1, *mi/a-ngal- 2
Meaning: to reap 1, sickle 2
Akkadian: niggallu, ningallu 'sickle' OB, OA on (CAD n, 213; AHw, 787; acc. to both sources, a Sum. loanword, which is not so in view of the comparative data; <*mingal-?)
Hebrew: maggāl 2 (HAL, 545)
Judaic Aramaic: maggǝlā 2 (HAL, 545)
Syrian Aramaic: maggaltā 2 (HAL, 545)
Mandaic Aramaic: manglia 'sythes' (DM, 247)
Arabic: nǯl 'faucher (les céréales), labourer (la terre)' (Belot 1929, 807), minǯal- 'faucille de moissonneur' (BK 2, 1208)
Notes: All <*mi/a-ngal- 'sickle', an instrumental noun derived from the verb *ngl 'to reap'
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-jud,semet-syr,semet-mnd,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *nVgal-at-
Meaning: 'sickle'
Warji: ngǝlatǝ-na (Skinner 1977, 39)
Kariya: ngalǝta (Skinner 1977, 39)
Miya: ngǝlatǝ (Skinner 1977, 39)
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-wrj,wchet-kry,wchet-miy,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *nVgi/ul(-at)-
Meaning: 'sickle, knife'
Gude: ŋgíla 'knife' (Kraft)
Nzangi: ngîla 'knife, sword' (Kraft)
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-gde,cchet-nza,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔa-ngul-
Meaning: 'sickle'
Migama: ʔângùl 'faucille' (Jungraithmayr & Adams 1992, 66; with ʔa- prefixed)
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,
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