Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/G*gub(b)-: 'well (n.)' 1, 'moat' 2 Root FieldValueReconstruction*gub(b)-Meaning'well (n.)' 1, 'moat' 2BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 997 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicǯubb- 1 (Lane 371)Lane 371Mehrigēbyǝtgloss withheldSoqotrigebgloss withheldAkkadiangubb- 1Harsusigēbyǝtgloss withheldTigregǝbb 2Mandaic Aramaicgub- 1Ugariticgb 1Geezgǝbb 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 7)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 7Hebrewgēb 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 7)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 7Syrian Aramaicgubb-, gūb- 1Aramaicgubb- 2Amharicgəbb (LGz. 176)LGz. 176Hararigäb (LGz. 176)LGz. 176Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic gb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70gloss withheldBiblical Aramaicgōb 1 (HALOT 170)HALOT 170gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Akkadian gubbu 'cistern' is a West Semitic loan (HALOT 170).Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageG