*liʾ(-at)-, *laʾay-at-: 'head of large cattle'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*liʾ(-at)-, *laʾay-at-
Meaning'head of large cattle'
BasisSED
SEDSED II No. 142

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianlittu (lītu), pl. liātu, lâtu (SED II 191)SED II 191gloss withheld
Eblaiticlí-a-núm, lí-a-nu-um = Sum. ALIM; lí-a-tum = Sum. ALIM.SAL, /liʔattum/ or /liʔatum/ (SED II 191; VE 731, 732; Civil 2017, 124–125); lí-a-núm, lí-a-nu-um /liʾyan/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 7)SED II 191; VE 731, 732; Civil 2017, 124–125; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 7gloss withheld
Arabiclāʔaⁿ, laʔāt- (SED II 191)SED II 191
Mehriləháytən (SED II 191)SED II 191
Harsusiləhētəh (SED II 191)SED II 191
Jibbaliléʔ, lhóti (SED II 191)SED II 191
Soqotriʔélheh (ʔeléheh, ʔeléhoh) (SED II 191); éľľehe (SLOnline 3097)SED II 191; SLOnline 3097gloss withheld

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Notes

SED II No. 142, which files the Modern South Arabian forms with h here. Hajouz 2013, 389 reads VE 731 lí-a-núm as /liʾānum/ and VE 732 lí-a-tum as /liʾayatum/, where Sanmartín GlOS 2, 7 has /liʾyan/ and SED II 191 /liʔattum/ or /liʔatum/.

Updated 22 October 2026

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