# \*ʕVwVl-: 'young of domestic animals, foal; suckling' 1, 'family, those one feeds' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVwVl-, 'young of domestic animals, foal; suckling' 1, 'family, those one feeds' 2: reflexes in 14 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVwVl- |
| Meaning | 'young of domestic animals, foal; suckling' 1, 'family, those one feeds' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2359 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | ʕǝlu 1 \[LH 450\], ʕǝwal 1 \[ibid. 477\]. | LH 450; LH 477 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕl 1 \[DULAT 153\], /ʕūlu/? 1 (UVST 159) | DULAT 153; UVST 159; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwl | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕǝwāl 1 \[LGz. 78\]. | LGz. 78 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕīl (det. ʕīlā) 1 \[Ja. 1069\], \[Levy WTM III 639\]; ʕyl 1 \[DJPA 404a apud CAL\]. // Sam. ʕyl 1 \[Tal 632\]. | Ja. 1069; Levy WTM III 639; DJPA 404a; CAL; Tal 632 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕīlā 'foal (of a horse, donkey, mule)' 1 \[Brock. 516\], \[PS 2833\]. | Brock. 516; PS 2833 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʕl 1 \[HJ 843\] | HJ 843; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwl | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕillu 'donkey foal' 1 \[Bass. 677\]. | Bass. 677 |  |
| Arabic | ʿāla 2, ʿiyāl, ʿayyil 2 (LGz. 78) | LGz. 78 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿlhmw 2 (Biella 358) | Biella 358 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʿel 1 (LGz. 78) | LGz. 78 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ʕīla, Tur. ʕīlo 1 (SED II 65) | SED II 65 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿūl 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 3); ʿăwīl 1 (HALOT 797) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 3; HALOT 797 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿl 'nursing' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwl |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿwlt 2 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 145) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 145 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.