# \*ɣyb: 'faint, be absent, die'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣyb, 'faint, be absent, die': reflexes in 5 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 | \*ɣyb |
| Meaning | 'faint, be absent, die' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3128 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣyb 'to be absent, hidden, disappear', ɣayyabatu ɣuyyābatu 'he is dead' BK 2 521. | BK 2 521 |  |
| Mehri | ɣǝyōb (JM 146) | JM 146 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ɣāb, ɣeyōb JH 48 | JH 48 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | E. Jib. ɣáb (JM 146) | JM 146 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic nġbt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 104); ġyb (Al-Jallad 2026, 58) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 104; Al-Jallad 2026 58 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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