# \*ʿinab- ~ \*ġinab-: 'grapes', 'fruit'

> Proto-Semitic *ʿinab- ~ *ġinab-, 'grapes', 'fruit': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʿinab- ~ \*ġinab- |
| Meaning | 'grapes', 'fruit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | inbu 'fruit' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġnb |  |
| Aramaic | ʿnbh 'grape(s)' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġnb |  |
| Hebrew | ʿēnāb (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 17 |  |
| Ugaritic | ġnb (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 17; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġnb | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿinbā (HALOT 851) | HALOT 851 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿenbᵉtā (HALOT 851) | HALOT 851 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʿn/mbʾ (HALOT 851) | HALOT 851 |  |
| Amorite | ʿinbum, ʾinbum, ʿinbatum (Gelb AS 21, 15); ʿinb, ʿibb, ʿimb: in-bu(-um), in-bí-il, in-ba-tum; ʿinab: cf. i-na-ba-nu-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 82) | Gelb AS 21 15; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 82 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʿinab- (Kogan 2011, 204; Biella 373) | Kogan 2011 204; Biella 373 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʿnb (SD 17; Biella 373; Kogan 2011, 204; Sabaweb lemma 1744) | SD 17; Biella 373; Kogan 2011 204; Sabaweb lemma 1744 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ʿinb, ʿibb, ʿimb/: names en/in-bu₁₆, en/in-bí, en-ba-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 82) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 82 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Kogan 2011, 204: PCS \*ʿinab- (or \*ɣinab-) 'grape'; Akk. inbu 'fruit' may be related.

## Linked from

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

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