# \*ʕsb: 'to hire; hire, wages'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕsb, 'to hire; hire, wages': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕsb |
| Meaning | 'to hire; hire, wages' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿasaba 'he gave hire for a stallion's covering'; ʿasb 'the hire that is taken for a stallion's covering' (Lane 2041) | Lane 2041 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿs3b; ʿs3b (Biella 386); ʿs3b (SD 21) | Biella 386; SD 21 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʿasaba; ʿasb (LGz. 72) | LGz. 72 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | (tä)ʿasbä; ʿasbi (LGz. 72) | LGz. 72 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

LGz. 72 holds it possible that the Arabic and Sabaic sense comes from 'a stallion's covering of a mare'.

## Linked from

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

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