# \*ḥbṭ: 'to swell, inflate (esp. of stomach)'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥbṭ, 'to swell, inflate (esp. of stomach)': reflexes in 15 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 | \*ḥbṭ |
| Meaning | 'to swell, inflate (esp. of stomach)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2269 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥbṭ 'to have a swollen belly' \[BK 1 368\] | BK 1 368 |  |
| Mehri | ḥáybǝṭ (-ō-) \[JM 165\] | JM 165 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ebēṭu (i/i) OB on \[CAD e 13\], \[AHw 182\] | CAD e 13; AHw 182 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥáybeṭ (-ō-) \[JH 55\] | JH 55 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥabṭä \[LH 81\] | LH 81 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL, WOL, ZWY abbäṭä \[LGur 11\] | LGur 11 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḥabaṭa, ḥabṭa (-ǝ-) \[LGz 225\], ḥǝbaṭ \[ibid.\] | LGz 225 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EZ̆A MUH MSQ äbäṭ, GYE äḇäṭ, GOG ǝbbač̣ä, ENN äḇäʔ, END äwäʔ \[ibid.\] |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḥēṭ (-ɔ́-) \[JJ 102\] | JJ 102 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | abbäṭä \[K 1205\] | K 1205 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | (?) ḥubṭā, ḥăbūṭā 'giblets' \[Ja 429\]. | Ja 429 |  |
| Tigrinya | ḥabäṭä 'to swell up' \[Bass 53\] | Bass 53 |  |
| Argobba | habbäṭa, həbbač̣ (SED I 288) | SED I 288 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḥabäṭa (SED I 288) | SED I 288 |  |
| Eblaitic | i-ba-tum /ḥ-b-ṭ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 230) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 230 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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