# \*ṭalay-: 'lamb, kid'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭalay-, 'lamb, kid': reflexes in 13 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭalay- |
| Meaning | 'lamb, kid' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2546 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṭalan, ṭalw- 'young of a gazelle recently born, young of any cloven-footed animal, such as a lamb, kid, etc.; young (said of anything)', ṭilwat- 'young (of a quadruped)', ṭaliyy- 'young (lamb, kid, etc.)' \[BK 2 103-5\], \[Fr. III 68-9\], \[Lane 1875-6\], \[LA XV 12\]. | BK 2 103-5; Fr. III 68-9; Lane 1875-6; LA XV 12 |  |
| Tigre | ṭälit (coll. ṭel) \[LH 608\]. | LH 608 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ṭali \[LGz. 590\], ṭalit \[ibid.\]. | LGz. 590 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Eža End. Enm. Gyt. Sod. Sel. Wol. Zwy. ṭay, Sod. äṭay, Muh. Msq. ṭe, Cha. ṭạ̈, Msq. Gog. äṭe \[LGur. 638\]. | LGur. 638 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṭālǟ (HALOT 375), pB. \[Ja. 535\] | HALOT 375; Ja. 535 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṭly-n (du.) \[SD 153; Sabaweb lemma 3061\]. Qat. ṭly \[Ricks 78; Sabaweb lemma 3061\] | SD 153; Sabaweb lemma 3061; Ricks 78 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭalyā 'lamb' \[Levy TW I 303\] ("nur in den jer. Trgg.") | Levy TW I 303 |  |
| Harari | ṭāy \[LHar 157\]. | LHar 157 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṭel 'goat' \[Bass. 887\]. | Bass. 887 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭalyā (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭalia (LGz. 590) | LGz. 590 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ṭalye (SED II 297) | SED II 297 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ṭay, ṭel, ṭaˀi, ṭaya (Leslau 1997:224, AAD 500 apud SEDonline 602) | Leslau 1997:224, AAD 500; SEDonline 602 | gloss withheld |

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