# \*ʾil(ay): 'towards'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾil(ay), 'towards': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾil(ay) |
| Meaning | 'towards' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʾäl-, ʾä̆lē (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OAram., Off. ʾl (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʾilā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 3 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʾl (T 15) | T 15 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾl (Krahmalkov 50) | Krahmalkov 50 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾl; Hismaic ʾl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43 | gloss 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-.

## Linked from

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

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