# \*kbt: 'to abase, humiliate, degrade'

> Proto-Semitic *kbt, 'to abase, humiliate, degrade': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kbt |
| Meaning | 'to abase, humiliate, degrade' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | kabata II (Lt) (LGz. 275) | LGz. 275 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | kabatahu 'he turned away, or averted, him: and abased him; debased him; rendered him vile, despicable, or ignominious' (Lane 2583) | Lane 2583 |  |

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## Notes

LGz. 275 keeps kabata II apart from kabata I 'hide, conceal'.

## Linked from

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

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