# \*dʔb: 'to languish, pine; to flow'

> Proto-Semitic *dʔb, 'to languish, pine; to flow': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dʔb |
| Meaning | 'to languish, pine; to flow' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | דאב (HALOT 207) | HALOT 207 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | דְּאֵב (HALOT 207) | HALOT 207 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | daʾaba 'to toil, become wearied' (Lane 839) | Lane 839 |  |

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## Notes

SEDonline (semet 919) reconstructs \*dVʕVb- 'suffer (of fear)'. Heb. דאב and Arab. daʾaba have ʾ.

## Linked from

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

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