# \*dVb(V)r-: 'bee'

> Proto-Semitic *dVb(V)r-, 'bee': reflexes in 10 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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

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