Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/tall-

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This Proto-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-Semitic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *tVl- (hill). Possibly cognate with Proto-Berber *a-drar (see Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ (adrar) for more), Oromo tulluu and Hausa tsaunī̀.

Noun

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*tall- m

  1. hill

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒇯 (tīlum, tillum)
  • West Semitic:

References

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  • tl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎[1], Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 108