πŽ€πŽŠπŽ

Ugaritic
FWOTD – 24 August 2016

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ΚΎayyal-.

Pronunciation
  • (nominative): IPA(key): /Κ”aj.ja.lu/
  • (genitive): IPA(key): /Κ”aj.ja.li/
  • (accusative): IPA(key): /Κ”aj.ja.la/

Noun

πŽ€πŽŠπŽ β€’ (αΊ£yl) m (plural πŽ€πŽŠπŽπŽŽ, female equivalent πŽ€πŽŠπŽπŽš)

  1. red deer: a member of species Cervus elaphus, or specifically a male (hart, stag)
    • c. 1400–1200 BCE, Baal and Mot
      πŽšπŽ‰πŽπŽƒπŽŸπŽŒπŽπŽ“πŽŽπŽŸπŽ€πŽŠπŽπŽŽ
      tαΉ­bαΈ« Β· Ε‘bΚΏm Β· αΊ£ylm
      She slew seventy harts.
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