# \*ʾilā/\*ʾillā: 'besides, apart from; without'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾilā/*ʾillā, 'besides, apart from; without': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾilā/\*ʾillā |
| Meaning | 'besides, apart from; without' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ela (CAD E 73, AHw. 196 apud SEDonline 1420); elat/ellit (CAD E 76, AHw. 197 apud SEDonline 1420); illa (CAD I 81, AHw. 372 apud SEDonline 1420) | CAD E 73, AHw. 196; SEDonline 1420; CAD E 76, AHw. 197; CAD I 81, AHw. 372 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | alä (AED 1101 apud SEDonline 1420); yalä (AED 1690 apud SEDonline 1420) | AED 1101; SEDonline 1420; AED 1690 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol. alä (EDG 37 apud SEDonline 1420) | EDG 37; SEDonline 1420 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. Msq. Sod. alä, Enn. anä, Msq. Gog. Sod. yalä, Sod. yāla (EDG 37 apud SEDonline 1420) | EDG 37; SEDonline 1420 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ˀilā/\*ˀillā 'besides, apart from' (Arakelova 2001: 27 apud SEDonline 1420). Cf. K0008 \*bal- 'without', 2520 \*ʾa/ul 'not'.

## Linked from

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

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