# \*waʕil-: 'ibex'

> Proto-Semitic *waʕil-, 'ibex': reflexes in 15 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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