# \*ʾib-V: 'people'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾib-V, 'people': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾib-V |
| Meaning | 'people' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 421 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḥā-bū (ML 2 apud SEDonline 421) | ML 2; SEDonline 421 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | yɔ (JL 1 apud SEDonline 421) | JL 1; SEDonline 421 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ɛ́ˀɛfo, ɛ́fo (LS 69; CSOL I 462; CSOL II 380; Naumkin et al. 2015a:55 apud SEDonline 421) | LS 69; SEDonline 421 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ʾib-V 'people' (SEDonline 421). Distinct from 2633 \*sabʾ-.

## Linked from

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

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