# \*ʕ/ɣby: 'be big, thick'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕ/ɣby, 'be big, thick': reflexes in 13 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 | \*ʕ/ɣby |
| Meaning | 'be big, thick' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3012 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕby II (LGz. 55), ʔaɣbā | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ebû (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕäbi |  | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aba |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ɣb-n (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕabiy (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕby (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕǝbā |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕabiy |  | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿBY 'thick' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿby |  |
| Amharic | t-abbäyä (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | abbä (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | a-ba-a, a-ba-ú /ʿabayu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 19–20) | Pentiuc 2001 19–20 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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