*waʕil-: 'ibex'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *waʕil- |
| Meaning | 'ibex' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1959 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waʕl-, waʕil-, wuʕil- 'argali (wild sheep), mountain goat; domestic goat', waʕlat- 'female of the argali or of the chamois' [BK 2 1569], [Fr. IV 484], [Lane 3056], [LA XI 731]. | BK 2 1569; Fr. IV 484; Lane 3056; LA XI 731 | |
| Mehri | wɛ̄l (pl. wǝʕōl, wǝyʕōl) [JM 420]. | JM 420 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | wāl [JH 134]. | JH 134 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | wa-ʔa5(NI)-lum = Sum. IGI.DÀRA [MEE IV 1452'], /waʿlum/ (Hajouz 2013, 771) | MEE IV 1452'; Hajouz 2013, 771 | |
| Ugaritic | yʕl [DULAT 933] | DULAT 933 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | wǝʕǝlā, waʕālā, wāʔǝlā [LGz. 603]. | LGz. 603 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛbʕɔ́ẕ̂ [JJ 286]. | JJ 286 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yāʕēl (HALOT 420), *yaʕălā (or *yǝʕēlā) (HALOT 420); pB. yāʕēl, yǝʕēlā (or yaʕălā) [Ja. 584] | HALOT 420; Ja. 584 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | waliya [K 1489], wala [ibid. 1478]. | K 1489; K 1478 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. wʕl [SD 155; Sabaweb lemma 1550]. Qat. wʕl [Ricks 52; Sabaweb lemma 1550]. Hdr. ʔ-wʕl (pl.) [Pirenne 93] | SD 155; Sabaweb lemma 1550; Ricks 52; Pirenne 93 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yaʕălā, yāʕēlā 'mountain goat, wild goat' [Ja. 584]. | Ja. 584 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | yaʕlā 'ibex (?)' [Brock. 305], [PS 1612]. | Brock. 305; PS 1612 | |
| Tigrinya | wǝʕǝla [DRS 578]. | DRS 578 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | jaʿilum, jaʿilatum, jaʿila (Gelb AS 21, 21) | Gelb AS 21 21 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wʿl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 138); Hismaic wʿl; Dumaitic wʿl (Al-Jallad 2026, 163) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 138; Al-Jallad 2026 163 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026