# \*ʾibil(-at)-: 'camel'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾibil(-at)-, 'camel': 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 | \*ʾibil(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'camel' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2333 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔibl-, ʔibil- 'camels, breed of camels' \[BK 1 5\], \[Lane 8\], \[LA XI 3\]. | BK 1 5; Lane 8; LA XI 3 |  |
| Mehri | ḥǝ-ybīt \[JM 2\]. | JM 2 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥǝ-ybīt \[JH 1\]. | JH 1 |  |
| Jibbali | yǝt \[JJ 1\]. | JJ 1 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ʔbl (f. ʔblt) \[SD 1; Sabaweb lemmas 2923, 7438\] // Qat. ʔbl \[Ricks 3\], ʔblt \[ibid.\] | SD 1; Sabaweb lemmas 2923, 7438; Ricks 3 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔebbālətā (SED II 4) | SED II 4 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾbl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 38) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 38 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | tebil (Biella 2) | Biella 2 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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