# \*gVbb- (\>\*gVbVl-): 'sit, prostrate oneself'

> Proto-Semitic *gVbb- (>*gVbVl-), 'sit, prostrate oneself': reflexes in 4 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 | \*gVbb- (&gt;\*gVbVl-) |
| Meaning | 'sit, prostrate oneself' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3074 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯbb 'to throw oneself face down on the ground, to prostrate oneself by pressing the hands against the ground (while praying to God); to hold one's cheeks resting on one's hands while remaining standing' BK 1 251 | BK 1 251 |  |
| East Ethiopic | Zw (tä)gūbī; Wol (tä)gōbälä, Sel tägōbälä |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gʷǝbb alä LGur 256; (tä)gʷäbbälä ibid. | LGur 256 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | (tä)gēba |  | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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