# \*ʾVbbVl-: 'kind of bird, dove'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVbbVl-, 'kind of bird, dove': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ʾVbbVl- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird, dove' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 224 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔabābīl- 'name of fabulous birds' (BK 1 5); bulbul- 'nightingale' (BK 1 157, Fr. I 149, Lane 245, LA XI 68) | BK 1 5; BK 1 157, Fr. I 149, Lane 245, LA XI 68 |  |
| Akkadian | ibbiltu SB (CAD I/J 1; AHw. 363); Salonen 1973 137, 193; bulīlu SB (CAD B 310; AHw. 137) | CAD I/J 1; AHw. 363; Salonen 1973 137; CAD B 310; AHw. 137 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʔambäla (LH 355); bäla (LH 268); cf. nab(ǝ)l, nabil (pl. ʔanabǝl) (LH 329) | LH 355; LH 268; LH 329 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Msq. Gog. Sod. Wol. bullal, Muh. bulle, Eža bunnǝyät, Cha. Gyt. bunyät, Gyt. bunwät, Enm. Gyt. bunār, Enm. bunǝyäd, End. bunnarä (LGur. 141) | LGur. 141 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bullal (K 862) | K 862 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Amharic ʔamballa (K 1128) is marked as a Tigre word.

## Linked from

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

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