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*ˀayl-, *ˀVl- - ram
(SED II No. 24, DRS 17)
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Akkadian
alu
- a fine breed of sheep
(CAD A₁ 374, AHw. 39)
Var. elu.
AHw. 39: ālu, yālu. Emr. e-lu ‘ram’ (Pentiuc 2001: 48).
Ugaritic
ˀal, ˀil
- ram (of superior quality)
(DUL 47, 52)
Hebrew
ˀayil
- ram
(HALOT 40)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ˀaylā
- beak of a ship
(DJBA 113)
Tigrinya
ˀilä
- long-tailed sheep from the Western Lowlands
(TED 1409)
May be related, but likely a loan from Saho-Afar.