# \*ʕuliy-: 'room with a high ceiling'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕuliy-, 'room with a high ceiling': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ʕuliy- |
| Meaning | 'room with a high ceiling' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 892 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕulliyy-at- |  |  |
| Ugaritic | /ʕ-l-y/ (DULAT 156); ʕly; ʕly (DULAT 157) | DULAT 156; DULAT 157 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʕlt (Krahmalkov 374) | Krahmalkov 374 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕăliyyā (HALOT 832) | HALOT 832 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿillītā (HALOT 832) | HALOT 832 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿellītā (HALOT 832) | HALOT 832 |  |
| Aramaic | ʿlytʾ (HALOT 832) | HALOT 832 |  |
| Tigre | ʿalēli (HALOT 832) | HALOT 832 |  |
| Akkadian | elītu (CAD E 98) | CAD E 98 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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