# \*ʿVrVb-: 'pledge'

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVrVb-, 'pledge': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʿVrVb- |
| Meaning | 'pledge' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | ʿRB (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿrb#2) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿrb#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿrb | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿarab 'pledge' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿrb |  |
| Punic | N.Pu. ʿrb (T 257) | T 257 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿrb; /ʿur(r)ū̆b(b)ānu/ (UVST 162) | UVST 162; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿrb | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿrb (SD 18, 19; Biella 381, 382) (Sabaweb lemma 3811) | SD 18, 19; Biella 381, 382; Sabaweb lemma 3811 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʿrb (HALOT 876) | HALOT 876 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿrābā, ʿarrābūtā (HALOT 880; Payne Smith 427) | HALOT 880; Payne Smith 427 |  |
| Akkadian | erubbātum (HALOT 880) | HALOT 880 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿarbōnā (HALOT 881) | HALOT 881 |  |
| Arabic | ʿaraba (LGz. 69) | LGz. 69 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

The verb 'to offer, present' is 3706 (Krahmalkov 386; HALOT 877 IV ʿrb; Sabaweb lemma 3809).

## Linked from

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

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