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Proto-MSA
*ˁibal - flint
(Kogan 2015:548)
The etymology is uncertain. Consider Arb.
ˀaˁbal
‘a mountain of which stones are white; rough, rugged thick stone which may be red, black or white’. (See Kogan 2015:548 for more detail).
Words
Mehri
ˀáybəl
- flint
(ML 10)
Jibbali
ˁayέl
- flint
(JL 6)