Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʿ*ʕ/ɣby: 'be big, thick' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʕ/ɣbyMeaning'be big, thick'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 3012 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicʕby II (LGz. 55), ʔaɣbāLGz. 55gloss withheldAkkadianebû (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldTigreʕäbigloss withheldMandaic Aramaicabagloss withheldUgariticɣb-n (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldGeezʕabiy (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldHebrewʕby (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʕǝbāgloss withheldTigrinyaʕabiygloss withheldAramaicʿBY 'thick'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿbyAmharict-abbäyä (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldGurageabbä (LGz. 55)LGz. 55gloss withheldEmara-ba-a, a-ba-ú /ʿabayu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 19–20)Pentiuc 2001 19–20gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʿ