| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | gbl. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic root, appearing in various nouns denoting border, frontier, mountain. javelina, from Arabic ( inz r) jabal , mountain (swine), from jabal, mountain. |
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