*ʾāl-: 'lineage, family, clan'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾāl-
Meaning'lineage, family, clan'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾl; Dadanitic ʾl; Hismaic ʾl; Taymanitic ʾl; Hasaitic ʾl (Al-Jallad 2026, 10)Al-Jallad 2026 10gloss withheld

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Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 10) compares CAr ʾāl 'kinsfolk, family' (Lane 127a–b) and Sab. ʾl 'family, clan' (Sabaweb, s.v. ʾwl).

Updated 3 November 2026

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