# \*ḥadab-: 'be curved'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥadab-, 'be curved': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥadab- |
| Meaning | 'be curved' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1030 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥdb \[-a-\]; ḥadiba 'he was, or became, humpbacked'; 'it (the back) was, or became, humped, or protuberant' (Lane 527) | Lane 527 |  |
| Eblaitic | ħadib: du. ʔà-ti-ba /ħadib=ay(n)/; name ʔà-ti-bù (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 231) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 231 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/1004_be_curved/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.