# \*ḏbḏb: 'drive away, repel'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏbḏb, 'drive away, repel': reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏbḏb |
| Meaning | 'drive away, repel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | zabzaba (LGz. 632) | LGz. 632 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḏabba; ḏabḏaba (LGz. 632) | LGz. 632 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | zäbzäba (LGz. 632) | LGz. 632 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | zäbäzzäbä (LGz. 632) | LGz. 632 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 205 \*ḏVb(b)-(ān)- 'tail, back', 2061 \*ḏbb 'to be mad, crazy' and 282 \*ḏVbVb- 'fly'.

## Linked from

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

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