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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥabal- (?)
Meaning: rope; tie, plait
Semitic: *ḥabl- 'rope'
Western Chadic: *baHal- 'tie'
Notes: An alternative reconstruction is *baḥal-. Scarce data. Highly unreliable.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 367
Proto-Semitic: *ḥabl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'rope'
Akkadian: eblu (ḫabālu) 'tie (with a rope)' Mari <WSem)
Hebrew: ḥäbäl
Arabic: ḥabl-
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ḥabl
Notes: Kogan Add. to HSED 1315
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *baHal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tie'
Hausa: ḅá/íllà
Sura: ḅàl [JgS]
Geji: ḅálìwì [Kr N 422]
Notes: cp. Ch *ʔabul- 'tendon, vein'.
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