# \*garab-: 'leprosy, mange, scab' 1, 'leprous; leper' 2

> Proto-Semitic *garab-, 'leprosy, mange, scab' 1, 'leprous; leper' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*garab- |
| Meaning | 'leprosy, mange, scab' 1, 'leprous; leper' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1621 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧarab- 'mange; rust' \[BK 1 273\] | BK 1 273 |  |
| Mehri | garb \[JM 123\] | JM 123 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | gerb \[LS 114\] (gɛrb \[JM 123\]) | LS 114; JM 123 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | garābu OB on \[CAD g 46\], \[AHw 281\]; ša garābi 2 (CAD G 46); gurābu B 2 (CAD G 136); garbu 2 (CAD G 50); garbānu 2 (CAD G 49) | CAD g 46; AHw 281; CAD G 46; CAD G 136; CAD G 50; CAD G 49 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gǝrbeb \[LH 575\] | LH 575 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | girba \[DM 92\] | DM 92 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSYR gerba \[MP 34\] | MP 34 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɛ́rb \[JJ 78\] | JJ 78 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gārāb (HALOT 201) | HALOT 201 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gārāb (garbā) \[Ja 264\]; grb \[DJPA 135a apud CAL\] | Ja 264; DJPA 135a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | garbā 'leprosy; scabies' \[Brock 130\]; greb, garbā (with hard b) 'a leper' 2; greb 'to be or become leprous' 2; garbānā 'a leper, leprous' 2 (Payne Smith 77) | Brock 130; Payne Smith 77 |  |
| Harsusi | garb \[JH 41\] | JH 41 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gʷärräbä, gʷärba gʷärba alä \[K 1934\] | K 1934 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic grb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | /garib/: names ga-ri-bu, ga-ri-bi 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 186) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 186 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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