ʾaṯ(h)al- {} ʾač(h)al-: 'a mythical reptile, dragon'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	ʾaṯ(h)al- {} ʾač(h)al-
Meaning	'a mythical reptile, dragon'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 2328

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Tigre	ʔashalät [LH 361].	LH 361	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	talia [DM 479].	DM 479	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ʔātalyā 'dragon; a star which, covering the sun, produces an eclipse' [Brock. 55], [PS 423] (only 'eclipse of the sun or moon').	Brock. 55; PS 423
Tigrinya	ʔasälät, ʔashalät 'fabulous animal, of immense size and of the crocodile species' [Bass. 493].	Bass. 493

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Updated 22 October 2026