# \*kʾb: 'to suffer pain'

> Proto-Semitic *kʾb, 'to suffer pain': reflexes in 7 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 | \*kʾb |
| Meaning | 'to suffer pain' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2273 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kʔb 'to be very sad; to grieve' \[BK 2 849\]. | BK 2 849 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | KIB, KAB, KUB \[DM 211\] | DM 211 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kʔb (a) (HALOT 454) | HALOT 454 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kǝʔēb 'to be heavy, to feel pain' \[Ja 606\] | Ja 606 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ke(ʔ)b 'he/she afflicted with pain' \[Brock 314\] | Brock 314 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH kyv (SED I 296) | SED I 296 |  |
| Aramaic | KʾB (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. kʾb) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. kʾb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root kʾb | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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