ela

interjection. behold!

Cognates

• S. alae “?behold”
• S. elo “behold!” ✧ WJ/362
• T. ela “behold!” ✧ WJ/362

Derivations

• ✶el-ā “lo!, look!, see!” ✧ WJ/360
  • √EL “lo, behold; star, lo, behold; star, [ᴹ√] starry sky” ✧ WJ/360

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶el/ele/el-ā > ela!	[elā] > [elā]	✧ WJ/360

Variations

• ela! ✧ WJ/362

ela!

behold!

ela! interjection "behold!" (directing sight to an actually visible object) (WJ:362)