# \*ʕVrb-: 'to enter; to set (sun), west'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVrb-, 'to enter; to set (sun), west': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ʕVrb- |
| Meaning | 'to enter; to set (sun), west' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | erēbu (CAD E 258) | CAD E 258 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕrb (DULAT 176) | DULAT 176 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕereb (HALOT 877); mʕrb (DNWSI 671) | HALOT 877; DNWSI 671 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mʿrb, mʿrbyt (SD 18, 19; Biella 382; Sabaweb lemmas 3807, 3808); Qat. mʕrbn (Ricks 1982 s.v. mʕrbn) | SD 18, 19; Biella 382; Sabaweb lemmas 3807, 3808; Ricks 1982 s.v. mʕrbn | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿRB (Qumran 187 apud CAL) | CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġrb | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | maʿarbā (HALOT 615) | HALOT 615 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿreb (HALOT 877) | HALOT 877 |  |
| Geez | ʿarba, ʿaraba (HALOT 877) | HALOT 877 |  |
| Eblaitic | /ʕ-r-b/: names i-ru₁₂-ub-da-mu /yiʕrub=DN/, da-ru₁₂-bù /taʕrub=u/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 203) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 203 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.