# \*ḏa/inab-(at-) {} \*ǯa/inab-(at-): 'tail'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏa/inab-(at-) {} *ǯa/inab-(at-), 'tail': reflexes in 19 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏa/inab-(at-) {} \*ǯa/inab-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'tail' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2042 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏanab- \[BK 1 784\] | BK 1 784 |  |
| Mehri | ḏǝnūb \[JM 81\] | JM 81 |  |
| Soqotri | dínob \[LS 130\] | LS 130 |  |
| Akkadian | zibbatu, zimbatu OB on \[CAD z 100\], \[AHw 1523\] | CAD z 100; AHw 1523 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏenēb \[JH 28\] | JH 28 |  |
| Tigre | zänäb, zännab, pl. zänannǝb, zännäbatǝt \[LH 500\] | LH 500 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ḏin(a/ə)bu(m)/ KUN = šè-na-bù, šè-ne-bux \[Kreb 44\] | Kreb 44 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dinabta, danipta, dinipta \[DM 108\]; also zanapta, znipta, zinipta, zinibta \[ibid. 167\] | DM 108; DM 167 |  |
| Ugaritic | ḏnb(t) \[DULAT 285\] | DULAT 285 |  |
| Geez | zanab \[LGz 640\] | LGz 640 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ḏenpa \[Berg 22\] MMND denḇa \[M MND 494, 522\] | Berg 22; M MND 494, 522 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏúnúb \[JJ 47\] | JJ 47 |  |
| Hebrew | zānāb (HALOT 274) | HALOT 274 |  |
| Amharic | (?) zänäb \[K 1651\]. | K 1651 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | danḇā, dunḇā \[Ja 315\], dwnbh (det. dwnbth) \[DJPA 141b apud CAL\] | Ja 315; DJPA 141b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | dunbā (dubbā), dunbǝtā (dubbǝtā), dǝnubtā \[Brock 159\] | Brock 159 |  |
| Tigrinya | (Ḥamasien) zänäb \[Gäbrä ʔǝgziʔabḥer 660\] |  | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | dnb (CAL s.v. dnb) | CAL s.v. dnb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḏnb | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḏibbatum; ḏunābum; ḏun(n)ubum (Gelb AS 21, 18) | Gelb AS 21 18 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/1892_tail/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.