H3797 כְּתַל kᵉthal → Root
8 languagesRoot of the כְּתַל kᵉthal family (1 member).
A wall, particularly a structural or boundary wall enclosing a space, commonly used in Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible to refer to the physical barrier of a city, building, or enclosure. The term emphasizes the function of separating or enclosing, as opposed to merely marking a boundary line.
Etymology
From the root כתל, which corresponds to the Hebrew root כ-ת-ל or כֹּתֶל (kotel), meaning 'wall' or 'side.' The Aramaic כְּתַל is a cognate term, sharing both form and function with its Hebrew counterpart.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kikongo | kita | partition, wall, divider (especially an interior wall or panel, can mean fence in some dialects) | kita | |
| Kikuyu | nkuta | wall (of a house) | -kuta | |
| Kimbundu | kita | interior wall, partition (understood regionally) | -kita | |
| Kinyarwanda | inkuta | walls (pl.) | -kuta | |
| Kirundi | inkuta | walls (pl.) | -kuta | |
| Lingala | kita | partition, wall (in some dialects; also means stair/step elsewhere, but 'divider' is attested) | -kita | |
| Luganda | ekuta | wall (structure) | -kuta | |
| Swahili | ukuta | wall | kuta |