# \*ʕVlVy/w-: 'be high' 1, 'rise' 2, 'cross' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVlVy/w-, 'be high' 1, 'rise' 2, 'cross' 3: reflexes in 18 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVlVy/w- |
| Meaning | 'be high' 1, 'rise' 2, 'cross' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 426 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕly \[-a-\] 1, 2; ʕilliyy-at- 'upper chamber' (Lane 2125) | Lane 2125 |  |
| Mehri | ʕly 3 |  |  |
| Jibbali | ʿálé, fs ʿálét 1 (Rubin 2014 656) | Rubin 2014 656 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | elû 1 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ʕly/w 1; /ʕilāyu/ 1 (UVST 160) | UVST 160 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕlw 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ʕly/w 1; ʕlyn (DNWSI 855) | DNWSI 855 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʕly 3; Sab ʿlyt 2 (SD 15) | SD 15 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʕly/w 1 (CAL s.v. ʿly) | CAL s.v. ʿly |  |
| Greek | Ελιουν (Elioun) (Philo of Byblos; Semitic epithet ʿElyōn; OLA80 §29.36) | OLA80 §29.36 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿly; ʿlm 2 (Krahmalkov 368); ʿlm 2; Neo-Punic hyʿl 2 (Krahmalkov 370) | Krahmalkov 368; Krahmalkov 370; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿly | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʿly (T 244); yʿl 2; ʿlt 2 (Krahmalkov 370) | T 244; Krahmalkov 370 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿalijum, ʿalijatum, ʿalītum, ʿalija (Gelb AS 21, 15); ʾaʿalî (Buck 2019, 325) | Gelb AS 21 15; Buck 2019, 325 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿly (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 52); ʿlw; ʿly; ʿly (D) (Al-Jallad 2026, 14); ʾʿly; ʾʿl (Al-Jallad 2026, 15) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 52; Al-Jallad 2026 14; Al-Jallad 2026 15 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕillāyā (HALOT 1948 apud SEDonline 268) | HALOT 1948; SEDonline 268 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʕíľi (LS 309–310; CSOL I 491; CSOL II 409 apud SEDonline 268); šáˁḷe (LS 309–310; SLOnline 26015) | LS 309–310; SEDonline 268; SLOnline 26015 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕlā 'raise, exalt; be exalted, excel' (Payne Smith 413) | Payne Smith 413 |  |
| Emar | /ʿulat/ 1: name uʔ-la-ti-ᵈKUR /ʿulatī=Dagān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 78) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 78 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

The noun 'ascent, height; steps' is 3606. Cf. 1538 \*ʕall- 'height, the above'.

## Linked from

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

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