Hebrew edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic ع ل ي (ʕ l y).[1] [2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root edit

ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h)

  1. Related to ascent, rising.
  2. Related to leaves, foliage.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ A. Murtonen (1989) “&LV”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
  2. ^ Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 472

Further reading edit

  • ע־ל־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • ע־ל־ה”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com