𐤀𐤋

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔil/

Noun

𐤀𐤋 (ʾl)

1. god, deity

Synonyms

• 𐤀𐤋𐤌 (ʾlm)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Hebrew אל (al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔal/

Adverb

𐤀𐤋 (ʾl)

1. not, do not
   • 5th century BCE, sarcophagus inscription of Tabnit of Sidon:

     𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤍

     ʾl ʾl tptḥ ʿltj wʾl trgzn

     Don't, don't open it and don't disturb me

Punic

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 (ʾl), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔil/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔel/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /el/

Noun

𐤀𐤋 (ʾl)

1. god, deity