tall-/till-: 'hill'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	tall- (Lane 311)	Lane 311
Akkadian	tīlu (AHw 1359)	AHw 1359
Ugaritic	tl
Hebrew	tēl
Syrian Aramaic	tell-
Punic	tyl (T 338)	T 338	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	tillā (HALOT 1735)	HALOT 1735
Aramaic	tl, tlʾ (HALOT 1735)	HALOT 1735
Mandaic Aramaic	talilia, tallia (HALOT 1735)	HALOT 1735
Jibbali	tɛllɛ́t (Kogan 2011, 190)	Kogan 2011 190	gloss withheld

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

OLA80 §63.6 sets Semitic tillu beside Cushitic (Oromo) tullū 'hill' and the verb tūl- 'to pile up'.

Updated 22 October 2026