# \*ʾa/ul: 'not'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾa/ul, 'not': reflexes in 18 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 | \*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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## 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.