*ʕ/ɣa/ub(a)b-: 'bosom, chest; dewlap'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕ/ɣa/ub(a)b-
Meaning'bosom, chest; dewlap'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 71

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicɣabab- 'hanging flesh under the chin (in certain animals), dewlap (in oxen), wattle (in the rooster), throat (in man)' [BK 2 429]; ɣabɣab- 'dewlap, wattle, throat' [ibid. 433]BK 2 429; BK 433
Mandaic Aramaicʕumba [DM 344]DM 344gloss withheld
Modern ArabicCf. ʕubb- 'hollow of the armpit; breast' in [Belot 468] marked as a (Syro-Palestinian) dialectal formBelot 468
Amharicǝmbiya [K 1330].K 1330gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicʕubbā [Ja 1046], ʕwb, det. ʕubbā [DJPA 397a apud CAL]Ja 1046; DJPA 397a; CALgloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicʕūb(b)ā 'sinus' [Brock 503]Brock 503

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Updated 22 October 2026

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