# \*ʾbl: 'to dry'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾbl, 'to dry': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ʾbl |
| Meaning | 'to dry' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3183 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Arb. ʔubullat- (v. in HALOT 7 after Dozy) | HALOT 7 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šābulu (AHw 1120) &lt; abālu (CAD A/1 29) | AHw 1120; CAD A/1 29 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔbl (v. in HALOT 7) | HALOT 7 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

CAD T 21 files tābalu 'dry land' (MB, SB, NA, NB) with abālu B; HALOT 1682 connects Hebrew tēbēl 'world, mainland' with the root through \*teʾbilu, calling the derivation not altogether certain.

## Linked from

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

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