Re: fingers

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> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Shaul Vardi <vardi@A...> wrote:
> >The Hebrew words, from thumb through to the smallest finger, are:
> >agud'al --- Etsb'a?\ --- amm'ah --- qim'tsah --- 'zEREt
>> Do these words have a meaning other than the names of the
>>fingers, e.g., "pointer," "middle," etc.?  If so, they might be a
>>good source for naming the fingers in conlangs.

>>>In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Shaul Vardi <vardi@A...> wrote:
>>>The short answer is no.  Like almost all Semitic words, the
finger >>>names are derived from roots, eg the name for thumb is
derived from >>>the root GDL = big.  But to a modern Hebrew ear the
names don't >>>have "meanings" in the sense you mean!

Let me rephrase my question.  What are the triliterate roots from
which each of these words is derived, e.g., GDL?

Charlie
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