إل

Arabic

Etymology

• The sense of a god: From Proto-Semitic *ʾil-, it might have been reinforced by Hebrew אֵל or Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 (ʾl).
• Kinship, noble origin: See ء و ل (ʔ-w-l)
• Vow: See ء ل و (ʔ-l-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔill/
• IPA^(key): /ʔil/

Noun

إِلّ or إِل • (ʔill or ʔil) m or f (uncountable)

1. (in the singular, proper noun) god, deity, God, El
2. a vow
3. kinship
4. hatred, enmity
5. a noble origin

Declension

Declension of noun إِلّ (ʔill)‎; إِل (ʔil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِلّ‎; إِل ʔill‎; ʔil	الْإِلّ‎; الْإِل al-ʔill‎; al-ʔil	إِلّ‎; إِل ʔill‎; ʔil
Nominative	إِلٌّ‎; إِلٌ ʔillun‎; ʔilun	الْإِلُّ‎; الْإِلُ al-ʔillu‎; al-ʔilu	إِلُّ‎; إِلُ ʔillu‎; ʔilu
Accusative	إِلًّا‎; إِلًا ʔillan‎; ʔilan	الْإِلَّ‎; الْإِلَ al-ʔilla‎; al-ʔila	إِلَّ‎; إِلَ ʔilla‎; ʔila
Genitive	إِلٍّ‎; إِلٍ ʔillin‎; ʔilin	الْإِلِّ‎; الْإِلِ al-ʔilli‎; al-ʔili	إِلِّ‎; إِلِ ʔilli‎; ʔili

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• لإلـ (laʔil-)

Etymology

From Arabic لِـ (li-).

Preposition

إلـ • (ʔil-)

1. to; for (detached version of the indirect object suffix ـلـ (-l-), used for emphasis)

   كتب إلي، مش إلك.

   katab ʔili, miš ʔilak.

   He wrote to me, not to you.

2. belonging to (mine, yours etc.)

   هالكتاب إلك.

   hāl-kitāb ʔilak

   This book is yours.

   هو صاحب إله.

   huwwe ṣāḥeb ʔilo

   He's a friend of his.

3. (by extension) to have

   Synonyms: عند (ʕind), مع (maʕ)

   إلي أخ وأخت.

   ʔili ʔaḵḵ w-ʔuẖt

   I have a brother and sister.

   (literally, “Mine are a brother and a sister.”)

Inflection

Inflected forms of إل
Base form					إلـ (ʔil-)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		إلي (ʔili)		إلنا (ʔilna)
2nd person		إلك (ʔilak)	إلك (ʔilek)	إلكم (ʔilkom)
3rd person		إله (ʔilo)	إلها (ʔilha)	إلهم (ʔilhom)