*ʕankab(īṯ)-: 'spider'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʕankab-, pl. ʕikāb-, ʕukub-, ʕanākīb- 'spider (male)', ʕankabāʔ- 'spider (female)' [BK 2 390], [Fr. III 235], [Lane 2177], [LA I 632].	BK 2 390; Fr. III 235; Lane 2177; LA I 632
Mehri	ʔānšɛ̄t [JM 26].	JM 26	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ʔanšēt [JH 9].	JH 9
Jibbali	ʕǝns̃yɛ́t (pl. ʕonókub) [JJ 14].	JJ 14
Hebrew	ʕakkābīš (HALOT 823)	HALOT 823	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ʕakkōbītā 'spider' [Ja. 1078], [Levy WT II 214], [Levy WTM III 645] (also. ʕakkābītā).	Ja. 1078; Levy WT II 214; Levy WTM III 645
Tigrinya	ʕəkkʷät [K Tna. 1765]	K Tna. 1765
Amharic	anko (SED II 52)	SED II 52	gloss withheld
Geez	ʕakot (ʔakot) (SED II 52)	SED II 52	gloss withheld
Tigre	ʕako (SED II 52)	SED II 52

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Updated 22 October 2026