# \*gbl: 'to be massive, solid; to form, create'

> Proto-Semitic *gbl, 'to be massive, solid; to form, create': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gbl |
| Meaning | 'to be massive, solid; to form, create' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | gbl (LSyr. 101, SL 201 apud SEDonline 1257) | LSyr. 101, SL 201; SEDonline 1257 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ǯbl (Lane 375 apud SEDonline 1257); ǯabl- (Lane 375 apud SEDonline 1257) | Lane 375; SEDonline 1257 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*gbl 'to be massive, solid' (Kogan 2015: 426 note 1223 apud SEDonline 1257). SEDonline 1257 also sets here Arb. ǯibill- 'great company of men' (Lane 375) and Tgr. gäbbälä 'to gather booty' (WTS 582). Cf. 1044 \*gVbVl- 'mountain' 1, 'boundary, border' 2.

## Linked from

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

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