*dVb(V)r-: 'bee'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *dVb(V)r- |
| Meaning | 'bee' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2373 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | dabr- 'swarm (of bees or hornets)', dibr- 'swarm (of bees or hornets); grasshoppers that have just hatched' [BK 1 665], [Fr. II 4], [Lane 845], [LA IV 274- 5], dabbūr- 'bumblebee, large fly, hornet; queen bee' [Dozy I 422], [LA IV 274], daybarān- 'wasp' [Dozy I 274]. | BK 1 665; Fr. II 4; Lane 845; LA IV 274- 5; Dozy I 422; LA IV 274; Dozy I 274 | |
| Hebrew | dǝbōrā (HALOT 208), pB. [Ja. 276] | HALOT 208; Ja. 276 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | dibʷara [K 1781]. | K 1781 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | dǝbōrǝyā 'bee-swarm, bee-hive' [Ja. 277], dabbārē (pl.) 'bees' [ibid. 279], dabbartā, dǝbōrǝṯā 'bee' [ibid.]. | Ja. 277; Ja. 279 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | debbōrā 'wasp' [Brock. 140], debbortā 'bee; wasp, hornet' [ibid.], [PS 814-5]. | Brock. 140; PS 814-5 | |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ḏapparīṯa, Krd. dɨbbu:ra, dɨbburta, NSyr. dibûrâ, JNA dıbbōra, Tlk. dɨbbōra, Ass. duburta, Tur. dibbūro, dēbūro (SED II 96) | SED II 96 | |
| Mehri | haydebbîr 'hornet, wasp' (Jahn 187) | Jahn 187 | |
| Soqotri | ʔídbeher (LS 122); édbeher (SLOnline 3598) | LS 122; SLOnline 3598 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | dbr (B 300) | B 300 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏebēr, ḏebáyr [JH 28] | JH 28 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026