# \*hrb: 'to flee'

> Proto-Semitic *hrb, 'to flee': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hrb |
| Meaning | 'to flee' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | haraba 'fled; ran away' (Lane 2889); mahrab 'a place to which one flees; a place of refuge' (Lane 2889) | Lane 2889 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic hrb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 78) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 78 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hrb (SD 56) | SD 56 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ʔà-ra/la-bù-um /h-r-b/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 219); ʔà-ra-bu-um = Sum. ba-kar (VE 1027; Civil 2017, 119), /harābum/ (Krebernik 1983, 37) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 219; VE 1027; Civil 2017, 119; Krebernik 1983, 37 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 116 marks Sab. hrb 'flee' doubtful.

## Linked from

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

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