*ʾil(ay): 'towards'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾil(ay)
Meaning'towards'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewʾäl-, ʾä̆lē (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3gloss withheld
AramaicOAram., Off. ʾl (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3gloss withheld
Arabicʾilā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3gloss withheld
Phoenicianʾl (T 15)T 15gloss withheld
Punicʾl (Krahmalkov 50)Krahmalkov 50gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾl; Hismaic ʾl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43gloss withheld

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Notes

PCS *ʾil(ay) 'towards' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3). Hrs. wəl, Jib. yɔl, Soq. aḷ 'towards' are possibly related; Har. ilā, ilāwa 'until' are likely Arabic loans; Tgr. ʾəl 'for' is from *lV-.

Updated 24 October 2026

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