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

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVḏVb-, 'repair, put in order; penalty, amends': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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