Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʾ*ʾayl-: 'ram' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʾayl-Meaning'ram'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1958 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadian(?) alu (elu) [CAD a1 374], [AHw. 39] (rendered as ālu, jālu)CAD a1 374; AHw. 39gloss withheldCanaaniteEg.-Syll. ʔi2=-r=ya, ʔi3=ra=ya /ʔêlya ?, ʔayla ?/ [Hoch 29]Hoch 29gloss withheldUgariticʔal, ʔil [DULAT 46]DULAT 46gloss withheldPhoenicianʾyl (Krahmalkov 47)Krahmalkov 47gloss withheldJibbaliayyól 'ibex' [Bittner 29] Otherwise from *ʔayyal- 'deer'Bittner 29Hebrewʔayil (HALOT 40), pB. [Ja. 48]HALOT 40; Ja. 48gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianMin. ʔyl [LM 9]LM 9gloss withheldTigrinyaʔilä [TA 544].TA 544gloss withheldEmare-lu /ʾēlu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 48–49)Pentiuc 2001 48–49gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʾ