# \*kabŝ-: 'ram'

> Proto-Semitic *kabŝ-, 'ram': reflexes in 11 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 | \*kabŝ- |
| Meaning | 'ram' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2448 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kabš- \[BK 2 855\], \[Fr. IV 5\], \[WKAS k 30\], \[Lane 2588\], \[LA IV 338\]. | BK 2 855; Fr. IV 5; WKAS k 30; Lane 2588; LA IV 338 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kábŝ \[JM 202\]. | JM 202 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | kobŝ \[LS 214\]. | LS 214 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | kabsu NA \[CAD k 23\], \[AHw. 418\], kabsatu \[ibid.\] | CAD k 23; AHw. 418 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | kabŝ \[JH 66\]. | JH 66 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kabiš \[DM 195\]. | DM 195 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kɔbŝ \[JJ 125\], kebŝét \[ibid.\]. | JJ 125 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | käbäŝ (HALOT 460), kibŝā (ibid.); pB. \[Ja. 611\] | HALOT 460; Ja. 611 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kebšā 'wether (castrated ram)' \[Brock. 317\], \[PS 1675\]. | Brock. 317; PS 1675 |  |
| Aramaic | Sam. kbš \[Tal 377\], kšb \[ibid. 413\]. | Tal 377; Tal 413 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | kabś(ān)um, kabśatum, kibśatum (Gelb AS 21, 22); kaśp(ān)um, kaśb(ān)um (Gelb AS 21, 22) | Gelb AS 21 22 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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