# \*ɣVrVb-: 'crow, raven' 1, 'kind of black grape' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ɣVrVb-, 'crow, raven' 1, 'kind of black grape' 2: reflexes in 14 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣVrVb- |
| Meaning | 'crow, raven' 1, 'kind of black grape' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2433 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ġrbbm 2 (Biella 397) | Biella 397 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣurāb- 'raven (all black); crow' \[BK 2 451\], \[LA I 645\]. | BK 2 451; LA I 645 |  |
| Mehri | yǝɣǝráyb \[JM 140, 461\]. | JM 140, 461 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔáʕreb \[Nakano 118\]; áˁreb (SLOnline 3284). | Nakano 118; SLOnline 3284 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | āribu (ēribu, ḫērebu) OB on \[CAD a2 265\], \[AHw. 68\] | CAD a2 265; AHw. 68 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | yeɣereb \[JH 45\]. | JH 45 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḫa-ri-bù̀, \[ḫ\]a-ri-bù-um, g\[a-r\]í-bù = UGA.MUS̆EN \[MEE 4 295\] (/ɣāribum/ \[Conti 114\], cf. \[Kreb. 13\]).; ga-rí-bù /ġārib/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 203) | MEE 4 295; Kreb. 13; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 203 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕurba \[DM 346\], arbana \[ibid. 36\]. | DM 346; DM 36 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔaɣǝréb \[JJ 2\]. | JJ 2 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕōrēb (HALOT 879), pB. \[Ja. 1058\]. | HALOT 879; Ja. 1058 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕurbā, ʕorbā, ʕōrǝbā 'raven, crow' \[Ja. 1058\], ʕōrabtā 'she-raven' \[ibid.\], \[Levy WTM III 694-5\]. | Ja. 1058; Levy WTM III 694-5 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕūrǝbā 'raven' \[Brock. 546\], \[PS 2980\]. | Brock. 546; PS 2980 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. ʕrb \[Tal 661\]. | Tal 661 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ʕûrwâ (SED II 130) | SED II 130 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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