# \*ʾayyal-: 'stag, deer'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾayyal-, 'stag, deer': reflexes in 15 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾayyal- |
| Meaning | 'stag, deer' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2331 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔiyyal-, ʔayyal- \[BK 1 74\], \[Fr. I 76\] (also ʔuyyal-, ʔayyil-, ʔayyul-), \[Lane 128\], \[LA XI 33\] | BK 1 74; Fr. I 76; Lane 128; LA XI 33 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ayalu (jalu, julu) OB on \[CAD a1 225\], \[AHw. 24\] | CAD a1 225; AHw. 24 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ai(a)la \[DM 14-15\]. | DM 14-15 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔayl \[DULAT 131\], ʔaylt \[ibid.\] | DULAT 131 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʔyl \[T 14\] | T 14 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ayyól 'ibex' \[Bittner 29\]. | Bittner 29 |  |
| Hebrew | ʔayyāl (HALOT 40), ʔayyālā (ʔayyälät) (ibid.); pB \[Ja. 48\]. | HALOT 40; Ja. 48 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ʔyl \[SD 10; Sabaweb lemma 3039\] | SD 10; Sabaweb lemma 3039 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔayyālā, ʔayyǝlā, ʔayyaltā \[Ja. 48, 50\], \[Levy WT I 24\], \[Levy WTM I 64\], ʔyyl \[DJPA 48b apud CAL\], ʔyylh \[DJPA 48b apud CAL\]. | Ja. 48, 50; Levy WT I 24; Levy WTM I 64; DJPA 48b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔaylā 'stag', ʔaylātā 'doe (female deer)' \[Brock. 15\], \[PS 151\]. | Brock. 15; PS 151 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʔyl \[HJ 45\], ʔylth \[ibid.\] | HJ 45 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. élâ, NAssyr. ēla, Tur. ʔaylo (SED II 39) | SED II 39 |  |
| Amorite | ʾajjalum, ʾajjalatum, ʾajjala (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾayyalu (Buck 2019, 324) | Gelb AS 21 13; Buck 2019, 324 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾyl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 50); Hismaic ʾyl (Al-Jallad 2026, 10) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 50; Al-Jallad 2026 10 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | i-la-nu /ʾīlānu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 83) | Pentiuc 2001 83 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.