*ʾa/ul: 'not'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʾa/ul
Meaning	'not'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 3054

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Soqotri	al
Akkadian	ul (AHw 1406)	AHw 1406	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ʔal		gloss withheld
Gurage	Sod al-, Cha an-
Phoenician	ʔl (T 19)	T 19
Jibbali	ʔol...lɔʔ
Hebrew	ʔăl		gloss withheld
Amharic	al...m
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ʾl (SD 5; Biella 16; Sabaweb lemma 1295)	SD 5; Biella 16; Sabaweb lemma 1295	gloss withheld
Harari	al
Gafat	al
Argobba	al...w/u
Aramaic	ʾl (Qumran 10 apud CAL)	CAL	gloss withheld
Geez	ʾal- '(negation)'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾal
Punic	ʾl 'not'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾal
Biblical Aramaic	ʔal (HALOT BArm. s.v. אַל)	HALOT BArm. s.v. אַל	gloss withheld
Tigre	ʔalä-bu (LGz. 17)	LGz. 17	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	ʔalä-bu (LGz. 17)	LGz. 17	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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Linear A Lexicon