*ʾarbay-: 'locust'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʾarbay- |
| Meaning | 'locust' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2321 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḥarbyēt [JM 7]. | JM 7 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔerbhíyoh [LS 73]; erbhíyoʰ (SLOnline 22045). | LS 73; SLOnline 22045 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | erbu (erebu, aribu), pl. erbû, erebû, arabû OB on [CAD e 256], [AHw. 234] | CAD e 256; AHw. 234 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | harbēt (pl. hárbi, rebáyten) [JH 3]. | JH 3 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔirby [DULAT 96] | DULAT 96 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔírbɔ́t [JJ 4]. | JJ 4 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔarbǟ (HALOT 83), pB. [Ja. 114]. | HALOT 83; Ja. 114 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ʔrby [SD 7; Sabaweb lemma 2991] | SD 7; Sabaweb lemma 2991 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Anc. ʔrbh [HJ 101] | HJ 101 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ir-bí-núm [Kreb. 34]; cf. ir-bí-núm /ʾirbiyn/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 38); ir-bí-núm /ʿerbênum/ (= Sum. bir₅-KUR) (VE 1094; Bonechi 2008, 17) | Kreb. 34; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 38; VE 1094; Bonechi 2008, 17 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʔirbiyān- (SED II 16) | SED II 16 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔarbītā (SED II 16) | SED II 16 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026