# \*kVbb-, kbkb: '(to be) round'

> Proto-Semitic *kVbb-, kbkb, '(to be) round': reflexes in 8 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 | \*kVbb-, kbkb |
| Meaning | '(to be) round' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3179 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kabbaba, kubbat-, kabkāb- (Dozy) LGz 273 | Dozy; LGz 273 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | käbib, kǝbub (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kababa, kǝbb, kǝbub LGz 273 | LGz 273 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. kǝbb (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69); Cha. kǝb | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kirkeb |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kǝbb (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | käbäbä, kǝbib |  | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol. kub (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 69 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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