*ḏVbVb-: 'fly' (n.)
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ḏVbVb- |
| Meaning | 'fly' (n.) |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 235 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏubāb- 'fly; bee' [BK 1 762], [Fr. II 79], [Lane 952], [LA I 382]. | BK 1 762; Fr. II 79; Lane 952; LA I 382 | |
| Hebrew | zǝbūb (HALOT 261), pB. [Ja. 378] | HALOT 261; Ja. 378 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dabbābā, debbābā 'fly', dabbābītā 'gadfly' [Brock. 138], [PS 805] (also debbā 'fly'). | Brock. 138; PS 805 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | dībābā 'fly' [Ja. 294], [Levy WTM I 371], 'fly, horsefly' [Levy WT I 159]. | Ja. 294; Levy WTM I 371; Levy WT I 159 | |
| Mehri | ḏǝbbēt [JM 79]. | JM 79 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔedbíboh [LS 121]. | LS 121 | |
| Akkadian | zumbu (zubbu, zunbu) OB on [CAD z 154], [AHw. 1535-6] | CAD z 154; AHw. 1535-6 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏebbēt [JH 27]. | JH 27 | |
| Eblaitic | za-ba-bù-um = NINza-bux(NI) [MEE IV 368].; za-ba-bù-um /ḏab(a)b/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159); šè-bù /ḏibbum/ (= Sum. bir₅) (VE 1098; Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 75) | MEE IV 368; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159; VE 1098; Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 75 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zǝnb [LGz. 640]. | LGz. 640 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (all dialects) zǝmb [LGur. 708]. | LGur. 708 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏǝbbɔ́t [JJ 45]. | JJ 45 | |
| Amharic | zǝmb, zǝnb [K 1616]. | K 1616 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | zǝmbi [LHar. 166]. | LHar. 166 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | zǝmbä [LGaf. 249]. | LGaf. 249 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | zǝmb [LArg. 227] | LArg. 227 | |
| Tigrinya | zǝnbi 'fly' [Bass. 735]. | Bass. 735 | |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ḏappōpa, Mlḥ. dedve, Krd. didwa, NSyr. didwâ, JNA dɨdwā, dɨdūṯa, Tlk. dɨdwa, Ass. dɨdwa, Tur. didwōno (SED II 109) | SED II 109 | |
| Amorite | ḏab(a)b, ḏubāb: za-ab-bu-um, za-ba-bu-um, du-ba-bu-um, zu-ba-bu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 159 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026