# \*ḏbb {} \*ǯbb: 'to be mad, crazy'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏbb {} *ǯbb, 'to be mad, crazy': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ḏbb {} \*ǯbb |
| Meaning | 'to be mad, crazy' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2256 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏibb- 'acute madness, fury' \[BK 1 762\]; ḏubāb- 'madness, fury' \[ibid. 763\] | BK 1 762; BK 763 |  |
| Akkadian | zabābu SB \[CAD z 1\]. | CAD z 1 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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