# \*ʕly: 'ascent, height; steps'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕly, 'ascent, height; steps': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕly |
| Meaning | 'ascent, height; steps' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | mēlû (CAD M/2 13); mūlû (CAD M/2 193) | CAD M/2 13; CAD M/2 193 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | maʿălê (HALOT 613); maʿălâ (HALOT 614) | HALOT 613; HALOT 614 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mʕlt (DULAT 515) | DULAT 515 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Noun of 457 \*ʕVlVy/w- 'be high'. HALOT 613 compares Akkadian mēlû with Hebrew maʿălê.

## Linked from

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

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