# \*ɣayb-: 'cloud'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣayb-, 'cloud': 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣayb- |
| Meaning | 'cloud' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2638 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣby IV BK 2 435 (cf. ɣāba HALOT 773 - in BK) | BK 2 435; HALOT 773 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | īḇ(a) ( ? aiba DM 14) | DM 14 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) ɣb (HALOT 773) | HALOT 773 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ʕayb- |  | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕāb (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §8.2.4, second list no. 3) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §8.2.4, second list no. 3 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕēbā 'thickness, darkness, cloud' (&lt;ʕyb, ʕby 'be thick, heavy' Ja 1065) | Ja 1065 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿābā; ʿyb (HALOT 773, 794; Payne Smith 411) | HALOT 773, 794; Payne Smith 411 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʿyb (HALOT 794) | HALOT 794 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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