*la(ʾ): 'not'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	lā
Mehri	laʔ
Akkadian	lā
Harsusi	laʔ
Mandaic Aramaic	la
Ugaritic	lā
Biblical Aramaic	lā
Modern Aramaic	Urm lā
Jibbali	ʔol...lɔʔ
Hebrew	lō(ʔ)
Syrian Aramaic	lā
Aramaic	Pal lāʔ
Eblaitic	la, a- /lā/, before verbal forms with prefix /yi=/: /lā=yi=/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 2)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 2	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic l (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 91)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 91	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026