[Tel. The primitive. form is il which means ‘a house. alayamu (q. v.) borrowed by Skt. from Drav. means (1) house and (2) ‘God’s abode’ or house cf. koyila or kovela. In the Chaldee word ‘Babylon (= bab-ilu), the latter part ‘ilu’ means ‘God’ by a transition of ideas.] n. A house, a chamber, room. Home, place, caste, family. A place or space…