Appendix:Proto-Semitic/ʾil-
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[edit] Proto-Semitic
[edit] Noun
Common Semitic *ʾil-, extended form *ʾilāh- in Central South Semitic only
[edit] Descendants
- Akkadian: 𒀭
(ilu) - Assyrian:
(ilu) - Ammonite: 𐤀𐤋𐤌
(ʾlm) pl. - Arabic: إلٰهٌ (’ilāh)
- Aramaic:
- Hebrew: אֵל (el), אֱלוֹהַּ (eloah), אֱלֹהִים (elohim)
- Old South Arabic: 𐩱𐩡 (ʾl)
- Phoenician: 𐤀𐤋𐤌 (ʾlm) pl. el-, il-(uh)- given plural form;
- Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎍 (ỉl)
[edit] Onomastics
From Common Semitic *ʾil-:
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- Abiel < Hebrew אביאל (Avi’el), עלבון-אבי (‘Avi-‘alvon‘) "God is my father"
- Azazel
- Azrael < Azra'il "whom God helps"
- bethel, Bethel < Hebrew ביתאל (Bet ‘El), בתאל (Bet ‘El) "house of God"
- Daniel < Ancient Greek Δανιήλ (Daniēl), from Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél, “God is my judge”) < דון (“to judge”) + אֵל (el, “God”)
- Ezekiel < Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yḥezq’el) "God strengthens"
- Gabriel < Hebrew גבריאל (Gavri’el, “man of God”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “man”) and אֵל (el, “God”)
- Israel < Hebrew Yisra'el "God persists"
- Michael < Hebrew מיכאל (Mikha’el, “who is like God?”)
- Nathanael, Nethanel < Hebrew Nitan’el "Gift of god"
- Raphael < Arab رافائيل from Hebrew Rifa’el "God heals"
- Samuel < Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (Shmu’el, “Name of God”)
- schlemiel
- Elijah < Hebrew Eliya, Eliyahu "God is Yahweh"
- Elisha < Hebrew Elish'a "God is salvation"
- Elizabeth
- Ishmael < Hebrew ישמעאל (Yisma’el) "God hears"
- Lazarus
From Central South Semitic extended form *ʾilāh-:
