# \*kab(i)d-: 'liver; stomach, entrails'

> Proto-Semitic *kab(i)d-, 'liver; stomach, entrails': reflexes in 22 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kab(i)d- |
| Meaning | 'liver; stomach, entrails' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2111 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kabid-, kabd-, kibd- 'liver; heart, entrails' \[BK 2 852\], kabid- 'cavity of the belly, including all the viscera' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 852 |  |
| Mehri | šǝbdīt \[JM 392\] | JM 392 |  |
| Soqotri | šíbdeh \[LS 410\]; \[SSL LS 1474\] | LS 410; SSL LS 1474 |  |
| Akkadian | kabattu (poet. kabtatu), later kabittu OB on \[CAD k 11\]; \[AHw 416\]. | CAD k 11; AHw 416 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | šebdēt \[JH 123\] | JH 123 |  |
| Tigre | käbǝd \[LH 411\] | LH 411 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kabda, kabada \[DM 195, 194\] | DM 195, 194 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | kbd \[DULAT 420\] | DULAT 420 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL käbd, WOL häbd \[LGur 333\] | LGur 333 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kabd \[LGz 273\] | LGz 273 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ häbǝd, EŽA ḫäbǝd, CHA ḫäpt \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND kaḇdā \[M MND 509\] AZR koda \[Garb 315\] | M MND 509; Garb 315 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | s̃ubdét \[JJ 266\] | JJ 266 |  |
| Canaanite | ka-ba-tum-ma (CAD K 14 apud SED I 126) | CAD K 14; SED I 126 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kābēd (HALOT 456) | HALOT 456 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | hod \[K 29\] | K 29 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kabdā \[Ja 607\]; kbd \[DJPA 249a apud CAL\] | Ja 607; DJPA 249a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | kūd \[LHar 90\] | LHar 90 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kabdā 'liver; anger' \[Brock 315\] | Brock 315 |  |
| Tigrinya | käbdi 'belly, stomach, liver' \[Bass 601\] | Bass 601 |  |
| Argobba | hod (AAD 45 apud SEDonline 33) | AAD 45; SEDonline 33 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ka-bi-du₄ /kabidu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 93) | Pentiuc 2001 93 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.