# \*daba/iy-: 'small locust, ant; bees'

> Proto-Semitic *daba/iy-, 'small locust, ant; bees': reflexes in 1 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 | \*daba/iy- |
| Meaning | 'small locust, ant; bees' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 189 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | daban (BK 1 669, Fr. II 7, Lane 850, LA XIV 238); dabā(ʔ)-t-? Omn. dabiyy (Reinchardt 174, GD 697) | BK 1 669, Fr. II 7, Lane 850, LA XIV 238 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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