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Aramaic
Etymology
From עַל (ʿal), with the ל (l) assimilated onto the following consonant, and the ע (ʿ) respelled as א (ʾ) since they had merged in pronunciation in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
Preposition
אַ־ • (ʾa-)
- Jewish Babylonian Aramaic form of עַל (ʿal)
Usage notes
- The following consonant is doubled.