# \*ɣrb: 'to know'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣrb, 'to know': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣrb |
| Meaning | 'to know' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 183 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ɣərōb (ML 140 apud SEDonline 183) | ML 140; SEDonline 183 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɣárɔ́b (JL 88 apud SEDonline 183) | JL 88; SEDonline 183 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʿérob (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.2.4 no. 45) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.2.4 no. 45 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ġrb (SD 54) | SD 54 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ɣrb 'to know' (SEDonline 183). Kogan (2015, 542 apud SEDonline 183) doubts that Sab. ġrb is native to Sabaic.

## Linked from

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

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