# \*ɣbṭ: 'to be tied, girded; strap'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣbṭ, 'to be tied, girded; strap': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣbṭ |
| Meaning | 'to be tied, girded; strap' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ebēṭu (CAD E 13, AHw. 182 apud SEDonline 2087) | CAD E 13, AHw. 182; SEDonline 2087 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ù-bù-tum, ù-bù-du-um /ˁubbuṭum/, su-bù-tum /šūbuṭum/ (= Sum. níg-esirₓ(LAK 173)-sá) (VE 124; Krebernik 1996:239 apud SEDonline 2087; Civil 2017, 98); ì-ba-tum, íb-tum /ibṭu/ (= Sum. sag-kéš) (VE 253, 1428; Civil 2017, 104) | VE 124; Krebernik 1996:239; SEDonline 2087; Civil 2017, 98; VE 253, 1428; Civil 2017, 104 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ɣubṭat- (Lane 2226 apud SEDonline 2087) | Lane 2226; SEDonline 2087 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ɣbṭ 'to be tied, girded' (Kogan 2001: 266 apud SEDonline 2087). Akk. cf. nībittu 'a girdle' (CAD N₂ 201); ebēṭu 'to have cramps' is another verb (2073 \*ḥbṭ). Hajouz 2013, 37–38 reads VE 124 sa-b\[ù\]-tum, su-bù-tum as /šaʾbuṭum/, /šuʾbuṭum/ (Š inf.) and ù-bù-tum as /ʾubbuṭum/ (D inf.), and VE 253 ì-ba-tum as /ʾabṭum/, from ʾ-b-ṭ 'to bind'.

## Linked from

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

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