# \*ʕbṭ: 'ʿbṭt calamity'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *ʕbṭ, 'ʿbṭt calamity': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*ʕbṭ |
| Meaning | 'ʿbṭt calamity' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿbṭ (SD 11) (Sabaweb lemmas 1940, 1867) | SD 11; Sabaweb lemmas 1940, 1867 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar ʿawbaṭ 'calamity, misfortune' (Lane 1940) | Lane 1940 |  |
| Geez | ʕabbaṭa, ʕabaṭa (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | abbäṭä (LGz. 55) | LGz. 55 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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