# \*ʾVlVp-: 'thousand'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVlVp-, 'thousand': reflexes in 17 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVlVp- |
| Meaning | 'thousand' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔalf 'thousand' (Lane 80) | Lane 80 |  |
| Aramaic | ʾlp (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 65) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 65; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾlp | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾelep 'thousand' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾlp |  |
| Punic | ʾlp (T 21) | T 21; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾlp | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | alp (CUC; DULAT 59; Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1) | CUC; DULAT 59; Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾlf, pl. ʾʾlf (SD 5; Sabaweb lemma 1966) | SD 5; Sabaweb lemma 1966 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʾəlf (LGz. 19) | LGz. 19 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʾalf (LGz. 19) | LGz. 19 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾalpā (LGz. 19; Payne Smith 18) | LGz. 19; Payne Smith 18 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | alpa (LGz. 19; MD 21) | LGz. 19; MD 21 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʾəlfi (LGz. 19) | LGz. 19 |  |
| Harari | alfi (LGz. 19) | LGz. 19 |  |
| Jibbali | ʾɔf (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ʾɛ̄f (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 1 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾlf (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 43 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʾălap (HALOT 59) | HALOT 59 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʾlp (Krahmalkov 55) | Krahmalkov 55 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

The noun '(head of) cattle, ox' is 2113 \*ʾalp- (SED II No. 4).

## Linked from

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

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