# \*ɣarVb/p-: 'occiput, back of the neck'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣarVb/p-, 'occiput, back of the neck': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣarVb/p- |
| Meaning | 'occiput, back of the neck' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2082 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣārib- 'the camel's withers, the part located between the neck and the hump' \[BK 2 451\] | BK 2 451 |  |
| Mehri | ɣarb, ɣōrǝb \[JM 140\] | JM 140 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʕárib \[LS 325\]; cf. \[SSL LS 1452\] | LS 325; SSL LS 1452 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | arūb/pu SB \[CAD a2 323\]. | CAD a2 323 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ɣōreb \[JH 45\] | JH 45 |  |
| Jibbali | ɣarb \[JJ 88\] | JJ 88 |  |
| Hebrew | ʕōräp (HALOT 887) | HALOT 887 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕorpā 'hind part of the head with the neck, neck' \[Ja 1122\] | Ja 1122 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿurpā (HALOT 887) | HALOT 887 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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