# \*gab(V)b-, \*gVb(b)-an-: 'hump, hunch'

> Proto-Semitic *gab(V)b-, *gVb(b)-an-, 'hump, hunch': reflexes in 11 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 | \*gab(V)b-, \*gVb(b)-an- |
| Meaning | 'hump, hunch' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2045 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧabab- 'wound made by the pack-saddle on the camel's hump' \[BK 1 246\]; ʔaǧabb- 'that has a damaged or cut-off hump (camel); that has no hump' \[ibid.\] | BK 1 246 |  |
| Gurage | MUH gʷǝbǝn, GOG gʷäbana \[LGur 257\] | LGur 257 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | (?) gibbēn (HALOT 174).; gab in gabbe-; PbH gaḇ (LGz. 177) | HALOT 174; LGz. 177 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gʷäbäbb alä. |  | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gibnā \[Ja 234\] and gǝbintā \[ibid. 207\]; gbynh, det. gbynth \[DJPA 119b apud CAL\] | Ja 234; Ja 207; DJPA 119b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝbībā 'hunchbacked' \[Brock 100\] | Brock 100 |  |
| Eblaitic | /gaban/: names ga-ba-AN, ga-ba-nu, ga-ba-núm (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 173 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gabbaba (LGz. 177) | LGz. 177 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gab (gbb) (LGz. 177) | LGz. 177 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gäbb bela (LGz. 177) | LGz. 177 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gʷägʷäbä (LGz. 177) | LGz. 177 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.