*ʕaṣab-: 'be difficult, hard, harsh, troublesome' 1, 'to bind, tighten; to bind up (a wound); to plait, shape' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʕaṣab-
Meaning'be difficult, hard, harsh, troublesome' 1, 'to bind, tighten; to bind up (a wound); to plait, shape' 2
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Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezʿaṣaba/ʿaṣba 1 (LGz. 74)LGz. 74gloss withheld
Arabicʿaṣaba 'bind, tighten' 2 (Lane 2057)Lane 2057
Hebrewʿṣb 1 (Leslau CDG 74); ʿṣb pi. 2 (HALOT 864)Leslau CDG 74; HALOT 864gloss withheld
Aramaicʿṣp 1; ʿṢB 2 (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿṣb#2)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ʿṣb#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿṣbgloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicʿuṣbā 1 (HALOT 865)HALOT 865gloss withheld
Tigrinyaʿaṣäbä 1 (LGz. 74)LGz. 74gloss withheld
Amharicaṭṭäbä 1 (LGz. 74)LGz. 74gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicʿṣab 'bind up, bandage; heal' 2 (Payne Smith 423)Payne Smith 423
Biblical Aramaicʿăṣīb 1 (HALOT BArm. s.v. עֲצִיב)HALOT BArm. s.v. עֲצִיבgloss withheld

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Notes

Distinct from 388 *ʕaṣ̂b- 'sabre', which has *ṣ̂ against *ṣ.

Updated 4 November 2026

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