*ḫbz: 'to bake (bread)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḫbz
Meaning	'to bake (bread)'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḫabaza ḫubzan 'he made (kneaded and baked) bread' (Lane 697)	Lane 697
Geez	ḫabaza; ḫabāzi (LGz. 257)	LGz. 257	gloss withheld
Mehri	ḫabōz (LGz. 257)	LGz. 257	gloss withheld
Amharic	abbäzä (LGz. 257)	LGz. 257	gloss withheld

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Notes

Verb of 739 *ḫubVz- 'bread'. Oven nouns: Arabic maḫbaz 'an oven' (Lane 697); Geez māḫ(ə)baz 'oven, bakery', məḫəbbāz 'bakery, bakehouse' (LGz. 257) and məḫəmmāz 'oven' (LGz. 263). LGz. 257 reports Nöldeke's view that Arabic ḫubz is a Geez loanword, against Landberg.

Updated 26 October 2026

*ḫbz: 'to bake (bread)'

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