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Number: 1633
Proto-Semitic: *ʕall- ~ *ʕVlʕVl- ~ *laʕl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'height, elevation, the above' 1, 'upper part' 2, 'be high, elevated' 3, 'raise, elevate' 4
Hebrew: ʕal 1 HAL 825
Arabic: ʕall- 1, 2; ʕll 3
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʕalʕala 4, lāʕl 1
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕal-
Meaning: height, elevation, mountain
Semitic: *ʕall- ~ *ʕVlʕVl- ~ *laʕl- 'height, elevation, the above' 1, 'upper part' 2, 'be high, elevated' 3, 'raise, elevate' 4
Saho-Afar: (?) *ʔal- 'mountain'
Low East Cushitic: *ʕal- 'mountain'
Notes: Related to *ʕaly- 'rise, climb' (1079)?
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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʔal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mountain'
Saho: ʔal
Notes: ʔ- instead of the expected *ʕ-.
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʕal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mountain'
Somali: ʕal-
Rendille: ḥal-
Notes: Note Rnd ḥ-
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