# \*kbt: 'to hide, conceal'

> Proto-Semitic *kbt, 'to hide, conceal': reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kbt |
| Meaning | 'to hide, conceal' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | kabata (LGz. 275) | LGz. 275 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | kabata ġayẓahu fī ǧawfihī (LGz. 275) | LGz. 275 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | käbätä (LGz. 275) | LGz. 275 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Homonym of 3751 \*kbt 'to abase, humiliate, degrade'.

## Linked from

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

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