*layṯ-: 'lion'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	layṯ- 'lion' (also 'a kind of spider smaller than the ʕankabūt-'), lāyiṯ- 'lion' [BK 2 1048], [Fr. IV 140], [Lane 2684], [LA II 188].	BK 2 1048; Fr. IV 140; Lane 2684; LA II 188
Hebrew	layiš (HALOT 529), pB. [Ja. 710]	HALOT 529; Ja. 710	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	lētā, laytā 'lion' [Ja. 710], [Levy WT I 410].	Ja. 710; Levy WT I 410
Aramaic	Sam. lyt, lyth [Tal 438].	Tal 438	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic lṯ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 93)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 93	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026