Old semitic *’il and old west semitic *’ilāh “god, deity” appear in
Ugaritic
- ’ilu 𐎛𐎍,
- ’ilāh 𐎛𐎍𐎅
Hebrew
- ’ēl אֵל
- ’ĕlōah אֱלֹהַּ
- ’ĕlōhīm אֱלֹהִים
Syriac
- ’īl ܐܹܝܠ
- ’alāhā ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
Arabic
- ’ilāh إِلَاه
- ’ulūha أُلُوهَة
- ’allāh اللّه
*’il / ’ilāh, “god, deity”
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