Proto-Lezghian: *χ:ärχ:äl / *ʔärχ:äl
Meaning: 1 straw 2 braked, dressed straw
Lezghian: aʁal 2
Tabasaran: χirχil 1
Agul: ärχäl (Shaumyan) 1
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Tp. (Shaumyan) erʁel 'straw'. A rather strange case of partial reduplication (dereduplication - cf. the external evidence).