El

See also: EI, 티, ∃!, and Appendix:Variations of "el"

Translingual

Symbol

El

  1. (metrology) Symbol for exaliter (exalitre), an SI unit of fluid measure equal to 1018 liters (litres).

English

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew אֵל‎ (ʾēl).

Proper noun

El

  1. Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.

Etymology 2

Clipping of elevated.

Proper noun

El (plural Els)

  1. (transport, slang) Any one of several specific elevated railways.
    The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987.

Anagrams

Tocharian B

Etymology

Possibly from an Uyghur word meaning "stem". (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

El ?

  1. an unknown-gender given name

Further reading
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “El”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 103
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