# \*ʕVsVb-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVsVb-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVsVb- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2356 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | yaʕsūb- 'a kind of partridge' \[BK 2 249\], \[LA I 600\]. | BK 2 249; LA I 600 |  |
| Akkadian | usābu OB \[AHw. 1437\] | AHw. 1437 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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