Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʾ*ʾVhVl-: 'tribe' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʾVhVl-Meaning'tribe'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadianālu 'city'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾhlArabicʔahl 'family' (Lane 121)Lane 121Aramaicʾhl 'tent'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾhlHebrewʾohel 'tent'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾhlPunicʾhl 'family'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾhlUgariticahl (HALOT 19)HALOT 19gloss withheldAmoriteʾahlum (Gelb AS 21, 13)Gelb AS 21 13gloss withheldPhoenicianʾhl (B 262)B 262gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾhl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 40); Hismaic ʾhl (Al-Jallad 2026, 4)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 40; Al-Jallad 2026 4gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSab ʾhl (Biella 7) (SD 3; Sabaweb lemma 3522); Qat. ʔhl (Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔhl)Biella 7; SD 3; Sabaweb lemma 3522; Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔhlgloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʾ