# \*tall-/\*till-: 'hill'

> Proto-Semitic *tall-/*till-, 'hill': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tall-/\*till- |
| Meaning | 'hill' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 887 |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>)

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