# \*ʿVwVb-: 'bad' 1, 'dark' 2, 'abomination' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVwVb-, 'bad' 1, 'dark' 2, 'abomination' 3: 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʿVwVb- |
| Meaning | 'bad' 1, 'dark' 2, 'abomination' 3 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕāba 'faulty' (Lane 2206) | Lane 2206; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwb |  |
| Aramaic | ʿWB (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿwb) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿwb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwb | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿuwb; tôʿēbâ 3 (HALOT 1702) | HALOT 1702; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿwb | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | tʿbt 3 (Krahmalkov 496) | Krahmalkov 496 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1702 derives tôʿēbâ from a by-form of Arabic ʿāba, ʿaybān 'to be faulty, be corrupted, be polluted'; Hebrew tʿb 'to abhor' is denominative.

## Linked from

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

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