*ʿVḏVb-: 'repair, put in order; penalty, amends'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʿVḏVb-
Meaning	'repair, put in order; penalty, amends'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	ʿḏb (SD 12; Sabaweb lemma 3656); ʿḏb (Sabaweb lemma 3660); ʿḏbt (SD 13; Sabaweb lemmas 3669, 3670)	SD 12; Sabaweb lemma 3656; Sabaweb lemma 3660; SD 13; Sabaweb lemmas 3669, 3670	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ʿdb (HALOT 807); mʕdb (DULAT 514)	HALOT 807; DULAT 514	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ʿzb II (HALOT 807)	HALOT 807	gloss withheld
Arabic	ʕaḏḏaba 'to punish' (Lane 1981); ʕaḏāb 'punishment' (Lane 1982)	Lane 1981; Lane 1982
Punic	Neo-Punic ʿzb (Krahmalkov 362)	Krahmalkov 362	gloss withheld

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DULAT 514–515 sets OSA ʕḏb 'to repair', 'to demand a penalty' and Arab. ʕaḏḏaba 'to punish' beside Ug. mʕdb 'compensation, fine, reparation'.

Updated 4 November 2026