*ḏiʾb-: 'wolf'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḏiʾb-
Meaning'wolf'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2377

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḏiʔb-, ḏīb- 'wolf; jackal' [BK 1 760], [Fr. II 78], [Lane 949], [LA I 377].BK 1 760; Fr. II 78; Lane 949; LA I 377
Soqotridíb [LS 120].LS 120
Akkadianzību SB [CAD z 106], [AHw. 1525]CAD z 106; AHw. 1525gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaicdiba [DM 106].DM 106gloss withheld
Geezzǝʔb [LGz. 630].LGz. 630gloss withheld
Jibbaliḏib [LS 120], díb [Nakano 117].LS 120; Nakano 117gloss withheld
Hebrewzǝʔēb (HALOT 260), pB. [Ja. 377]HALOT 260; Ja. 377gloss withheld
Amharicǯǝb [K 1863].K 1863gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicdēbā [Ja. 294], [Levy WT I 169], [Levy WTM I 370], dēb, dǝbū [Ja. 276], [Levy WTM I 370], dyb [DJPA 144b apud CAL]. // Sam. dyb [Tal 179].Ja. 294; Levy WT I 169; Levy WTM I 370; Ja. 276; DJPA 144b; CAL; Tal 179gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicdēbā, dʔybʔ, dybʔ 'wolf' [Brock. 137], [PS 801].Brock. 137; PS 801
AramaicD.-Alla [z]ʔ̣ḅ [Hackett 129]Hackett 129gloss withheld
Tigrinyazǝbʔi 'hyena' [Bass. 732].Bass. 732
Modern AramaicMaʕl. ḏēba, Mlḥ. divo, Hrt. dewa, Jil. diwa, Krd. de:wa, NSyr. diwâ, Azr. dewa, NAssyr. dīvä, JNA dēwa, Tur. dēwo (SED II 106)SED II 106
Argobba(South) ǧu (LGz. 630)LGz. 630gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ḏʾb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65gloss withheld
Gafatzebi (Leslau 1945:180 apud SEDonline 620)Leslau 1945:180; SEDonline 620gloss withheld
Amoriteḏiʾb, ḏīb: zi-bu-um, zi-ba-an, zi-ib-a-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159gloss withheld
Eblaitic/ḏiʾb, ḏīb/: names šè-bù, šè-ì-bù, šè-íb-zé (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159gloss withheld

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Notes

PES *zVʔb- 'hyena' (Gez. zəʔb, Tna. zəbʔi, Amh. ǯəb) goes back to PS *ḏiʔb- 'wolf, jackal' (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §4.1 no. 17).

Updated 22 October 2026

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