*mlʾ: 'flood, high water'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*mlʾ
Meaning	'flood, high water'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	mīlu A, milʾu (CAD M/2 69)	CAD M/2 69	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	mlyʾ 'overflow, pool, flood' (Payne Smith 275)	Payne Smith 275

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Notes

Noun of 1024 *mVlVʾ- 'be full'. Kaufman 1974, 72: the Akkadian is cognate with, but possibly had some influence on, Syr. mlyʾ of the same meaning; NA milʾu is perhaps under Aramaic influence.

Updated 25 October 2026

*mlʾ: 'flood, high water'

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