# \*ʕgb: 'to be weak'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕgb, 'to be weak': reflexes in 1 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕgb |
| Meaning | 'to be weak' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic tʿgb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 131) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 131 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 3165 \*ʕgb 'to wish, to desire', 1857 \*ʕagb- 'rump, buttocks' and 2403 \*ʕagab- ~ \*gʷabay- 'buffalo'.

## Linked from

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

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