Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ʔalyat-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

Noun

*ʔalyat- f

  1. fat tail, tail fat

Descendants

  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: أَلْيَة f (ʔalya)
      • North Levantine Arabic: لِيّة (liyye)
      • South Levantine Arabic: لِيّة (liyya)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic::
        Classical Syriac: ܐܶܠ݁ܝܺܬܳܐ f (ʾellīṯā)
        Jewish Literary Aramaic: אֲלִּיתָה f (ʾallīṯā), אֲלִּיתָא f (ʾallīṯā)
        Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: אלייתה f
        Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܐܠܝܬܐ f
        Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אֲלִיתָא f (ʾalīṯā)
        Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡋࡉࡕࡀ f (alita)
      • Canaanite:
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Amharic: ላት (lat)
    • Harari: ለት (lǟt)
    • Silt'e: ላት (lāt)

References

  • Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2000) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, volumes I: Anatomy of Man and Animals, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 7–8 No. 5
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