# \*gVbVl-: 'mountain' 1, 'boundary, border' 2

> Proto-Semitic *gVbVl-, 'mountain' 1, 'boundary, border' 2: reflexes in 9 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gVbVl- |
| Meaning | 'mountain' 1, 'boundary, border' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1074 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯabal- (Lane 376) | Lane 376 |  |
| Ugaritic | gbl (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.2.1.2 no. 7) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.2.1.2 no. 7 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Leb žabel, Mec ǯabal; Mlt ǯebla |  | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | gbl 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §8.1.3.3 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §8.1.3.3 no. 2 |  |
| Punic | Neo-Punic gubulim 2 (Krahmalkov 134) | Krahmalkov 134 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gǝbūl 1, 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §8.1.3.3 no. 2) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §8.1.3.3 no. 2 |  |
| Aramaic | Old gbl 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §9.1 no. 4) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §9.1 no. 4 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gblt (HALOT 171; Sabaweb lemma 4145) (Biella 65); Qat. gblt 2 (Ricks 1982 s.v. gblt) | HALOT 171; Sabaweb lemma 4145; Biella 65; Ricks 1982 s.v. gblt | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gabūlum (Buck 2019, 326) | Buck 2019, 326 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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