איל

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾil-.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

איל • (transliteration needed)

  1. God, the single god of monotheism.
    • Peshitta, Matthew 27:46
      ולאפי תשע שעין קעא ישוע בקלא רמא ואמר איל איל למנא שבקתני܀
      walpay tšaʿ šāʿīn qʿa yešuʿ bqālā rāmā wemar: īl īl lmānā švaqtāni.
      (Murdock) Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice and said: "O God, O God; why hast thou forsaken me?”

See also

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayyal-.

Pronunciation

Noun

אַיִל • (áyil) m (plural indefinite אֵילִים, singular construct אֵיל־)

  1. (zoology, agriculture) ram (a male sheep, typically uncastrated)
    • Tanach, Leviticus 8:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־הָאַיִל הַשֵּׁנִי אֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים וַיִּסְמְכוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָיִל׃
      va-yaqrév et ha-áyil ha-shení éyl ha-milluím va-yismkhú aharón u-vanáv et y'deihém 'al rosh ha-áyil.
      And the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Antonyms

Etymology 2

See etymology at excessive spelling.

Noun

אַיָּל • (ayál) m

  1. defective spelling of אייל

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Aramaic אילא (ʾīyālā).

Alternative forms

Noun

אֱיָל • (eyal) f

  1. defective spelling of אייל

References

  • “ˀyl4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • H352 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
  • Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 23

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish el.

Article

איל • (el) m sg (f sg לה, m pl לוס, f pl לאס, Latin spelling el)

  1. the (definite article)
    פור איל נורטה
    por el norte
    to the north
    • 1910, Ben Yitzhak Saserdoti, Refael i Miriam, page 3:
      מילייארדאס די איסטרילייאס רילומבראבֿאן איינדה אין איל פירמאמינטו
      Milyardas de estrelyas relumbravan ainda en el firmamento
      Billions of stars were still shining in the firmament
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