# \*ʾVbVl-: 'mourn'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVbVl-, 'mourn': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVbVl- |
| Meaning | 'mourn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ʾBL (Aramaic Root Atlas; Qumran 2 apud CAL) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾbl | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾabal 'mourn' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾbl |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔetebel 'mourn, lament' (Payne Smith 2) | Payne Smith 2 |  |
| Arabic | ʾabbala (HALOT 6) | HALOT 6 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

II ʾbl 'to dry up' (HALOT 7): 2648. ʾăbāl 'but': K0008.

## Linked from

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

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