# \*timāl-: 'yester'

> Proto-Semitic *timāl-, 'yester': reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*timāl- |
| Meaning | 'yester' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | timāli (AHw 1359) | AHw 1359; Anderson–Moser 2024 root tml | gloss withheld |
| Geez | təmāləm 'yesterday' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root tml |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾetmāly (HALOT 103; Payne Smith 33) | HALOT 103; Payne Smith 33 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʾitmal (HALOT 103) | HALOT 103 |  |
| Hebrew | təmôl (HALOT 1746) | HALOT 1746 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | təmālī (HALOT 1746) | HALOT 1746 |  |
| Aramaic | ʾiṯmāl (LGz. 575) | LGz. 575 |  |
| Tigre | tämale, mali (LGz. 576) | LGz. 576 |  |
| Tigrinya | təmali (LGz. 576) | LGz. 576 |  |
| Argobba | təmay (LGz. 576) | LGz. 576 |  |
| Ugaritic | ủ/ỉtml (DULAT 119) | DULAT 119 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | tu-ma-al /tumāl/ (EA 362:14–15) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 297) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 297 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.