Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ġ*ɣlb: 'overcome, conquer' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ɣlbMeaning'overcome, conquer'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicmuġlanbin (Lane 2280); ġalaba (Biella 395)Lane 2280; Biella 395gloss withheldEpigraphic South ArabianSab ġlb (SD 53; Sabaweb lemma 4199) (Biella 395)SD 53; Sabaweb lemma 4199; Biella 395gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʕlab 'overreach, defraud; surpass, exceed' (Payne Smith 414)Payne Smith 414Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ġlb (Al-Jallad 2026, 55)Al-Jallad 2026 55gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Ar., Sab. ġ = Syr. ʕ (*ɣ). Cf. 2331 *ɣ/ʕilb- 'have a thick neck'.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageġ