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

> Proto-Semitic *ʾaṯ(h)al- {} *ʾač(h)al-, 'a mythical reptile, dragon': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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