Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/rigl-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*rigl- m

1. foot, leg

Inflection

Declension of *rigl-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*riglum	*riglāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*riglim	*riglayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*riglam
possessive forms
1st person	*riglī / *riglVya	—	*riglVni
2nd person m	*riglVka	*riglVkumā / *riglVkumay	*riglVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*riglVki		*riglVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*riglVšu	*riglVšumā / *riglVšumay	*riglVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*riglVša		*riglVšin(ā)
Note: the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *rigluya for nom. case, *rigliya for gen. case, *riglaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *rigl- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *rigluka *riglāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *riglika *riglayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *riglaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *rigl- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *rigluki *riglāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *rigliki *riglayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *riglaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒊑𒅅𒇻 (riglum, “hoof, foot; foodstuff, leg of an animal”)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: رِجْل f (rijl)
      • Egyptian Arabic: رجل f (regl)
      • Gulf Arabic: ريل f (rīl)
      • Hijazi Arabic: رِجِل f (rijil)
      • Maltese: riġel f
      • Moroccan Arabic: رجل f (rjal)
      • North Levantine Arabic: إجر f (ʔijr)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:

        Imperial Aramaic: 𐡓𐡂𐡋 (rgl)

        Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡴𐡢𐡫 (rgl)

        Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: רִגְל (riḡl)

        Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: נִגְרָא / נִיגְרָא (nīgrā) (with metathesis)

        • Classical Syriac: ܪܶܓܠܳܐ (reḡlā), also ܢܶܓܪܳܐ (neḡra)
        • Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡉࡂࡓࡀ (ligra)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: רֶגֶל (régel, réḡel)
      • Ugaritic: 𒊑𒅅𒇻 (riglu)
    • Old South Arabian:
      • Minaean: 𐩧𐩴𐩡 (rgl)
      • Sabaean: 𐩧𐩴𐩡 (rgl)
  • Ethiopian Semitic (controversial):
    • Argobba: ingir, ʾägər
    • Amharic: እግር (ʾəgr)
    • Gafat: əgʷra, əgʷri
    • Ge'ez: እግር (ʾəgr)
    • Harari: ኢጊር (ʾigir), ኢንጊር (ʾingir)
    • Inor: አግር (ägər)
    • Kistane: አግር (ägər)
    • Sebat Bet Gurage: አግር (ʾägər)
    • Silt'e: እንግር (ʾəngər)
    • Tigre: እግር (ʾəgr)
    • Tigrinya: እግሪ (ʾəgri)
    • Wolane: እንግር (ʾəngər)
    • Zay: እንግር (ʾəngər)

References

• Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2000) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volumes I: Anatomy of Man and Animals, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 201–202