Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḥ*ḥbṭ: 'to swell, inflate (esp. of stomach)' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḥbṭMeaning'to swell, inflate (esp. of stomach)'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2269 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḥbṭ 'to have a swollen belly' [BK 1 368]BK 1 368Mehriḥáybǝṭ (-ō-) [JM 165]JM 165gloss withheldAkkadianebēṭu (i/i) OB on [CAD e 13], [AHw 182]CAD e 13; AHw 182gloss withheldHarsusiḥáybeṭ (-ō-) [JH 55]JH 55gloss withheldTigreḥabṭä [LH 81]LH 81gloss withheldEast EthiopicSEL, WOL, ZWY abbäṭä [LGur 11]LGur 11gloss withheldGeezḥabaṭa, ḥabṭa (-ǝ-) [LGz 225], ḥǝbaṭ [ibid.]LGz 225gloss withheldGurageCHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ äbäṭ, GYE äḇäṭ, GOG ǝbbač̣ä, ENN äḇäʔ, END äwäʔ [ibid.]gloss withheldJibbaliḥēṭ (-ɔ́-) [JJ 102]JJ 102gloss withheldAmharicabbäṭä [K 1205]K 1205gloss withheldJudaic Aramaic(?) ḥubṭā, ḥăbūṭā 'giblets' [Ja 429].Ja 429Tigrinyaḥabäṭä 'to swell up' [Bass 53]Bass 53Argobbahabbäṭa, həbbač̣ (SED I 288)SED I 288gloss withheldHarariḥabäṭa (SED I 288)SED I 288Eblaitici-ba-tum /ḥ-b-ṭ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 230)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 230gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḥ