*la-: 'verily, yes' 1, 'O!' 2

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Ugaritic	l 1 (DULAT 481); l 2 (DULAT 481)	DULAT 481	gloss withheld
Hebrew	לְ emphatic 1, vocative 2 (HALOT 510)	HALOT 510	gloss withheld
Arabic	la- corroborative particle 1 (Lane 3006); la, yā la- vocative 2 (DULAT 481)	Lane 3006; DULAT 481
Amorite	la-, li-, lu- 1 (Gelb AS 21, 24)	Gelb AS 21 24	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic l 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 146	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

HALOT 510 sets II לְ beside לוּ. DULAT 481 sets Ph., Pun. l, li, ly, precative particle (DNWSI 549), beside the Ugaritic.

Updated 4 November 2026