# \*ḥVrb-: 'chamaeleon'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVrb-, 'chamaeleon': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ḥVrb- |
| Meaning | 'chamaeleon' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2444 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥirbāʔ- 'male chameleon' \[BK 1 403\], \[Lane 541\], \[LA I 307\]. | BK 1 403; Lane 541; LA I 307 |  |
| Akkadian | ḫurbabillu (urbabillu) SB \[CAD ḫ 248\], \[AHw. 358\] | CAD ḫ 248; AHw. 358 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ḫur-ba-um = Sum. NIN.ḪUR.BA.UM (VE 0293; Civil 2017, 126); àr-ba-um /ḥarbāHum/ (Krebernik 1983, 46 n. 158) | VE 0293; Civil 2017, 126; Krebernik 1983, 46 n. 158 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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