*bāb-: 'door, gate'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*bāb-
Meaning	'door, gate'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 630

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	bāb-
Akkadian	bābu, bābāni, bābāti (OLA80 §31.14)	OLA80 §31.14	gloss withheld
Amorite	bābum (Gelb AS 21, 16)	Gelb AS 21 16	gloss withheld

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Notes

Off., Palm. bb (DNWSI 142) and JBA bābā (DJBA 183) 'door' are borrowed from Akk. bābu; Gez. bāb (CDG 85), Tgr. bab (WTS 286), Tna. bab (TED 1151) and Mhr. bōb (ML 59) 'door' from Arabic (SEDonline 1978, an areal *bāb- 'door, gate').

Updated 22 October 2026

*bāb-: 'door, gate'

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