Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ġ*ɣayb-: 'cloud' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ɣayb-Meaning'cloud'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2638 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicɣby IV BK 2 435 (cf. ɣāba HALOT 773 - in BK)BK 2 435; HALOT 773gloss withheldMandaic Aramaicīḇ(a) ( ? aiba DM 14)DM 14gloss withheldUgaritic(?) ɣb (HALOT 773)HALOT 773gloss withheldModern AramaicUrm ʕayb-gloss withheldHebrewʕāb (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §8.2.4, second list no. 3)Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §8.2.4, second list no. 3gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicʕēbā 'thickness, darkness, cloud' (<ʕyb, ʕby 'be thick, heavy' Ja 1065)Ja 1065Syrian Aramaicʿābā; ʿyb (HALOT 773, 794; Payne Smith 411)HALOT 773, 794; Payne Smith 411gloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianʿyb (HALOT 794)HALOT 794 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageġ