Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ṣ́*ṣ̂abb- {} *ĉ̣abb-: 'kind of lizard' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ṣ̂abb- {} *ĉ̣abb-Meaning'kind of lizard'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḍabb- 'lizard, particularly the lizard of Africa (which certain tribes eat)', ḍabb-at- 'female lizard', ḍabīb-at- 'lizard of Africa' [BK 2 3], [LA I 538].BK 2 3; LA I 538Mehriẑǝbbīt [JM 472]; ẑōb [JM 472]; ẑobb [Jahn 174]; ẑôb [Jahn 175].JM 472; Jahn 174; Jahn 175gloss withheldHarsusiẑebbēt [JH 151]; ẑōb [JH 151].JH 151gloss withheldJibbaliẕ̂ɔb (pl. ẕ̂ēt) [JJ 322]; ẕ̂obb, ẕ̂ab(b)ón [Bittner 25].JJ 322; Bittner 25Hebrewṣāb (HALOT 994), pB. [Ja. 1257]HALOT 994; Ja. 1257gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʕabbā 'fish sauce, whip-tailed lizard' [Brock. 503], 'lizard (in the dialect of Beth Garmai)' [PS 2763].Brock. 503; PS 2763 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageṣ́