*ʾalp-: 'cattle'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾalp-
Meaning'cattle'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2315

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Soqotriʔalf [LS 62]; aḷf (SLOnline 3096).LS 62; SLOnline 3096gloss withheld
Akkadianalpu OAkk. on [CAD a1 364], [AHw. 38]CAD a1 364; AHw. 38gloss withheld
Ugariticʔalp [DULAT 58]; alp (CUC)DULAT 58; CUCgloss withheld
Phoenicianʔlp [T 20], [Krah. 55]T 20; Krah. 55gloss withheld
Hebrewʔäläp (HALOT 59)HALOT 59gloss withheld
AramaicDem. ʔlp [HJ 1253]; ʾlp (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʾlp#3)HJ 1253; Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʾlp#3gloss withheld
Amoriteʾalpum (Gelb AS 21, 13)Gelb AS 21 13gloss withheld
Punicʾlp 'ox'Anderson–Moser 2024 root alp

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Notes

Also numeral 'thousand' in Ugaritic, West Semitic, South Arabian ('alp-). Etymology either 'clan' or 'ox'; South Ethiopic bāqər 'hundred' may support 'ox' origin. Distinguished from East Semitic *l'm (li-im) 'thousand' (Lipiński OLA80 §35.21). The verb 'to be accustomed to; to learn' is 3628.

Updated 22 October 2026

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