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

> Proto-Semitic *ga(n)b-, 'side; beside; back; body': 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ga(n)b- |
| Meaning | 'side; beside; back; body' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2606 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## 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.