# \*gabʕ-/\*gibʕ-: 'hill, height'

> Proto-Semitic *gabʕ-/*gibʕ-, 'hill, height': reflexes in 8 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 | \*gabʕ-/\*gibʕ- |
| Meaning | 'hill, height' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 882 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | \*gabʔu (MA) (CAD G 6) | CAD G 6 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | gbʕ (DULAT 288) | DULAT 288 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gibʕâ (HALOT 174) | HALOT 174 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | guba |  |  |
| Aramaic | gbʿ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. gbʿ#2) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. gbʿ#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root gbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gabʾu: ga-ab-i-im (ARM 26/2, 388: 12), ga-ba-i (ARM 26/2, 414: 25) (Streck 2000, 88; Streck 2011, 366) | Streck 2000 88; Streck 2011, 366 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ga-ab-a /gabʿu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 49–50) | Pentiuc 2001 49–50 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | cf. ga-bí-a-nu /gabʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 171); Bonechi 2008, 16 reads ga-bí-a-núm /kalbiyānum/ (VE 1091), see 2173 | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 171; Bonechi 2008; VE 1091 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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