# \*gVbay-: 'collect' 1, 'recruit' 2

> Proto-Semitic *gVbay-, 'collect' 1, 'recruit' 2: reflexes in 6 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gVbay- |
| Meaning | 'collect' 1, 'recruit' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧabā 1 (HALOT 170; Lane 378) | HALOT 170; Lane 378 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | gby/gbʾ 'gather, collect tribute' 1 (Aramaic Root Atlas 0211; Aramaic Root Atlas 0353) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0211; Aramaic Root Atlas 0353 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | gbā 'choose, approve; collect' 1 (Payne Smith 58) | Payne Smith 58 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gbʾ 1; hgbʾ 1 (SD 48); gbʾ 1 (Biella 64) | SD 48; Biella 64 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | MHeb. גבה 1 (HALOT 170) | HALOT 170 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gibay 2: pl. gi-bé-(e-)tum, gi-bé-tim (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 174) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 174 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sabaic writes the root with ʾ, as Aramaic gbʾ. SA021 is the homonym GBʾ I 'return; submit' (SD 48).

## Linked from

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

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