Appendix:Proto-Semitic *ʾil-

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Contents 1 Proto-Semitic 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Descendants 1.1.2 Onomastics

[edit] Proto-Semitic

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[edit] Noun

Common Semitic *ʾil-, extended form *ʾilāh- in Central South Semitic only

1. deity, god

[edit] Descendants

• Akkadian: 𒀭 (ilu)
• Ammonite: 𐤀𐤋𐤌 (ʾlm) pl.
• Arabic: إلٰهٌ (’ilāh)
• Aramaic:

  Syriac: ܐܠܗܐ (’alāhā’)

  Hebrew: אלהא (’alāhā’)

• Hebrew: אֵל (el)
• Phoenician: 𐤀𐤋𐤌 (ʾlm) pl.
• Ugaritic: 𐎛𐎍 (ỉl)

[edit] Onomastics

From Common Semitic *ʾil-:

1. • Abiel < Hebrew אביאל (Avi’el), עלבון-אבי (‘Avi-‘alvon‘) "God is my father"
   • Azazel
   • Azrael < Arab عزرائيل < Azra'il "whom God helps"
   • bethel, Bethel < Hebrew ביתאל (Bet ‘El), בתאל (Bet ‘El) "house of God"
   • Daniel < Ancient Greek Δανιήλ (Dānīēl), from Hebrew דניּאל (daniyél), “‘God is my judge’”) < דון (“‘to judge’”) + אֵל (el), “‘God’”)
   • Ezekiel < Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yihezk’el) "God strengthens"
   • Gabriel < Arab جبرائيل from Hebrew גבריאל (Gavre’l), “‘man of God’”), from גֶּבֶר (géver), “‘man’”) and אֵל (el), “‘God’”)
   • Israel < Arab إسرائيل from Hebrew Yisra'el "God persists"
   • Michael < Arab ميخائيل from Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael), “‘who is like God?’”)
   • Nathanael, Nethanel < Hebrew Nitan'el "Gift of god"
   • Raphael < Arab رافائيل from Hebrew Rifa'el "God heals"
   • Samuel < Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (Shimu'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
2. • Babylon
   • Babel
   • Enlil

From Central South Semitic extended form *ʾilāh-:

1. • Allah < Arabic الله (allāh), “‘Allah’”) < -ال (al-), “‘the’”) + إِله (’ilāh), “‘god’”)
   • ayatollah
   • Elohim
   • Bahaullah
   • olé