# \*ʕardVb-: 'nape'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕardVb-, 'nape': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕardVb- |
| Meaning | 'nape' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 433 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jibbali | ˁardéb (Kogan 2015:549 apud SEDonline 433) | Kogan 2015 549; SEDonline 433 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁarédɛb (LS 326; CSOL II 414; Simeone-Senelle–Lonnet 1991:1452 apud SEDonline 433) | LS 326; SEDonline 433 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ʾārdyīb (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 11) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 11 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ʕardVb- 'nape' (SEDonline 433). Distinct from 1916 \*ɣarVb/p-.

## Linked from

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

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