The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Appendix II
Semitic Roots
ENTRY:
cly.
DEFINITION:
To ascend, become high, exalted. 1.aliyah, from Hebrew clyâ, ascent, from clâ, to ascend. 2.shalom aleichem, from Hebrew clêkem, to you, from cal, clê, to, toward, upon (a preposition akin to clâ, to ascend) + -kem, you (plural). 3.Eli, from Hebrew clî, exalted, probably short for a name meaning “God is exalted” or the like. 4. Enuma Elish (name of the Babylonian creation epic), from Akkadian enma elî, when on high (first words of the epic; enma, when; see ywm), from elî, above, on high, from elû, high, upper, verbal adjective of elû, to be high, tall + -i, adverbial suffix.
l
yâ, ascent, from c
lâ, to ascend. 2. shalom aleichem, from Hebrew c
lî, exalted, probably short for a name meaning “God is exalted” or the like. 4. Enuma Elish (name of the Babylonian creation epic), from Akkadian en
ma elî
, when on high (first words of the epic; en
