ṣ̂ab(u)ʕ- {} ĉ̣ab(u)ʕ-: 'hyena'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	ṣ̂ab(u)ʕ- {} ĉ̣ab(u)ʕ-
Meaning	'hyena'
Basis	reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED
SED	SEDonline semet 2525

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḍabuʕ-, ḍabʕ- 'hyena', ḍabuʕat-, ḍibʕānat- 'female hyena', ḍibʕān(-at)- 'male hyena' [BK 2 7], [Fr. III 5], [Lane 1766-7], [LA VIII 216]	BK 2 7; Fr. III 5; Lane 1766-7; LA VIII 216
Geez	ḍǝbʕ [LGz. 147].	LGz. 147	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	dpʔ (Sok. B 347)	Sok. B 347
Hebrew	ṣābūăʕ (HALOT 997), pB. [Ja. 1257]	HALOT 997; Ja. 1257	gloss withheld
Aramaic	D.-Alla ḳbʕ [Hackett 133]	Hackett 133	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ʾapʿā (LGz. 147)	LGz. 147	gloss withheld
Akkadian	būṣu (Kogan 2011, 208)	Kogan 2011 208	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḍbʿ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 67)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 67	gloss withheld
Emar	ṣa-ba-ú /ṣabā̆ʿu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 160–161)	Pentiuc 2001 160–161	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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