*ga(n)b-: 'side; beside; back; body'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ǯanb- 'side' [BK 1 334]	BK 1 334
Mehri	ganb, gǝnbēt [JM 122]	JM 122	gloss withheld
Tigre	gäbo [LH 582]; cf. ʔǝngǝb [ibid. 374].	LH 582; LH 374	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	gamba, ganba [DM 76]; cf. also guba [DM 82]	DM 76; DM 82	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	gab 'side' (BDB 1085)	BDB 1085
Jibbali	ganb [JJ 77]	JJ 77
Hebrew	gab (HALOT 170); PB [Ja 203]	HALOT 170; Ja 203	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	gabbā 'back, body' [Ja 203]; cf. gōnǝbā, gǝnūbtā 'tail' [ibid. 257]; gōb; gūb	Ja 203; Ja 257
Syrian Aramaic	gabbā, st. abs. and cstr. genb 'side' [Brock 123]	Brock 123
Aramaic	OLD PLM gb [HJ 207]	HJ 207	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab gnb (SD 50; Sabaweb lemma 1257)	SD 50; Sabaweb lemma 1257	gloss withheld
Geez	gabo (LGz. 176)	LGz. 176	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	gb (SED I 79)	SED I 79
Harsusi	yanb (SED I 80)	SED I 80
Tigrinya	gobo (SED I 80)	SED I 80	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026