# \*dubb- 'bear'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: bear, she-bear
- SED semet 2372
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/d/2153_bear.md

## In Linear A

- [DU-PA₃-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DU-PA~E2~82~83-NA/index.md>) (Dubbān): personal name, 'bear' with -ān

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: dabû (dabbu), fem. dabītu OB on [CAD d 17], OAkk. on [AHw. 148] (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: da-bù(-um), dab6-bù = AZ [MEE 4 870a] (see [Kreb. 33], [Civil Ebla 90]).; dab₆-bù /dabb/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 139) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: db (?) [DULAT 258] (gloss withheld)
- Biblical Aramaic: dōb 'bear' (BDB 1087)
- Hebrew: dōb (HALOT 207, 208), pB. [Ja. 282] (also dubbā [Ja. 1712]). (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: dōb (det. dubbā) [Ja. 282], [Levy TW 159], [Levy WTM I 370], dwb [DJPA 140a apud CAL]. (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: debbā 'bear' [Brock. 138], [PS 805].
- Aramaic: Anc. dbhh [HJ 238] (gloss withheld)
- Modern Aramaic: Mlḥ. debo, Hrt. debba, Krd. dɨbba, NSyr. dibâ, Azr. dibba, Ass. dıba, JNA dıbba, Tlk. dɨbba, Tur. dēbo, dibbe (SED II 94)
- Amorite: dabbu (?) (George and Krebernik 2022, 151, 154); dubb: cf. place name du-ub-ba-aᵏⁱ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 139) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: dubb- 'bear', dubbat- 'she-bear' [BK 1 662], [Fr. II 2], [Lane 841], [LA I 372]

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigre: dǝbb [LH 526]. (gloss withheld)
- Geez: dǝbb [LGz. 119]. (gloss withheld)
- Amharic: dǝbb [K 1774]. (gloss withheld)
- Tigrinya: dǝbbi 'bear' [Bass. 774].
- Jibbali: díb (Nakano 1986: 117 apud SEDonline 623) (gloss withheld)

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