*ɣarb-: 'sunset'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ɣarb-
Meaning'sunset'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 979

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicɣrb 'set (sun)', ɣarb- 'sunset' BK 2 450BK 2 450
Mehriǝɣtǝrōb, ɣǝrbēt, mārēbgloss withheld
Soqotrimáʕrib LS 326LS 326gloss withheld
Harsusiɣarb
Mandaic Aramaicarb
East EthiopicSel arōt, Wol arot, Zw arūtgloss withheld
Geezʕarab, ʕarba LGz 69LGz 69gloss withheld
GurageM yorargloss withheld
Phoenicianʕrb
Jibbalioɣórb, aɣtéréb, muɣrúb JJ 88; E maʕréb JMJJ 88gloss withheld
Hebrewʕrb; ʕärä̆b (HALOT 877)HALOT 877gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicʕǝreb
Tigrinyaʕaräbägloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ġrb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 75)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 75gloss withheld
Akkadianerēpu (arāpu) (CAD E 279)CAD E 279gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab ġrbn (Biella 397)Biella 397gloss withheld

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Notes

Ug. ʕrb, Akk. erēbu and Sab. mʕrb continue *ʕrb 'enter' (2675); Hebrew, Aramaic and Geʿez ʕ cannot tell *ʕ from *ɣ. Harari artu, ōrti 'night' either < Cu, or <ʕrb 'with disappearance of b" LHar 32.

Updated 22 October 2026

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