# \*ḏʕb: 'to flow in a stream; flash flood'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏʕb, 'to flow in a stream; flash flood': 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏʕb |
| Meaning | 'to flow in a stream; flash flood' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | inḏaʿaba 'it flowed, ran, streamed, poured; it flowed in a continuous stream' (Lane 965) | Lane 965 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḏʿb, pl. ʾḏʿb (Biella 97); ḏʿb (SD 37) | Biella 97; SD 37 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Lane 965 reports that al-Azharī takes inṯaʿaba (Lane 337) as the original form.

## Linked from

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

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