# \*ʾa/ibr-: 'pinion, wing'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾa/ibr-, 'pinion, wing': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾa/ibr- |
| Meaning | 'pinion, wing' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1991 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | abru OB, SB \[CAD a1 64\], \[AHw 7\] | CAD a1 64; AHw 7 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕbra \[DM 341\] | DM 341 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔibr \[DULAT 12\]. | DULAT 12 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔäbrā, ʔēbär (HALOT 9) | HALOT 9 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔēbārā, ʔēbǝrā 'arm, wing, pinion' \[Ja 44\] | Ja 44 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔebrā 'feather' \[Brock 3\] | Brock 3 |  |
| Aramaic | PLM ʔbr \[HJ 7\] | HJ 7 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-bar-tum (= Sum. ti₈ᵐᵘˢᵉⁿ) (VE 545; Civil 2017, 127); a-bar-tum /ʾabartum/ (VE 545; Hajouz 2013, 33) | VE 545; Civil 2017, 127; Hajouz 2013, 33 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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