*libb-: 'heart'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *libb- |
| Meaning | 'heart' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2142 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lubb- 'heart, middle, kernel, seed' [BK 2 955] | BK 2 955 | |
| Mehri | ḥǝ-wbēb [JM 250] | JM 250 | |
| Soqotri | ʔílbib [LS 61], [SSL LS 1465]. | LS 61; SSL LS 1465 | |
| Akkadian | libbu OA on [CAD l 164], [AHw 549] | CAD l 164; AHw 549 | |
| Harsusi | ḥe-lbēb [JH 82] | JH 82 | |
| Tigre | lǝbb [LH 39] | LH 39 | |
| Eblaitic | li-bù /libbu(m)/ [Kr 22; Bl E No. 65] | Kr 22 | |
| Mandaic Aramaic | liba, lub, lbab (abs., constr.) [DM 232, 234] | DM 232, 234 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | lb [DULAT 485] | DULAT 485 | |
| Geez | lǝbb [LGz 304] | LGz 304 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH SOD GOG lǝbb [LGur 373] | LGur 373 | |
| Biblical Aramaic | *lēb (with suff. libb-), *lǝbab (with suff. libǝb-) (BDB 1098) | BDB 1098 | |
| Modern Arabic | SYR libbe | ||
| Phoenician | lb [T 155] | T 155 | |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL leppa (suff. lippi) [Berg 52] TUR lēbo [R Ṭūrōyō 116] HRT lebba [J Hert 192] NASS libä [Tser 0116] URM libbǝ [R Urmi 100] ZAKH lǝbba (lübba) [R Zakho 108] MMND leb, emph. lebba [M MND 505] GZR líbba [Nak 78] AZR libba [Garb 317] IRAN *libbā (c. suff. libbú etc.) [Pen 97] | Berg 52; J Hert 192; Tser 0116; M MND 505; Nak 78; Garb 317; Pen 97 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ubbǝ́tǝ, ɛbbǝ́tǝ [JJ 159] | JJ 159 | |
| Hebrew | lēb (HALOT 513), lēbāb (HALOT 516) | HALOT 513; HALOT 516 | |
| Amharic | lǝbb [K 71] | K 71 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB lb [SD 81; Sabaweb lemma 1287]; lbb [ibid.; Sabaweb lemma 4498]; MIN lb [LM 56] | SD 81; Sabaweb lemma 1287; Sabaweb lemma 4498; LM 56 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | libbā, lǝbābā, libǝbā [Ja 686]; lb, det. läbbā, lybh, pl. lbbyn [DJPA 275a apud CAL] | Ja 686; DJPA 275a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | lebbā [Brock 354] | Brock 354 | |
| Aramaic | OFF lb [HJ 561] | HJ 561 | |
| Tigrinya | lǝbbi [Bass 22] | Bass 22 | |
| Egyptian | ỉb (OLA80 §17.2) | OLA80 §17.2 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ləbb (Leslau 1997:210, AAD 63 apud SEDonline 27) | Leslau 1997:210, AAD 63; SEDonline 27 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | ləb, ləbu, ləbo (Leslau 1945:160 apud SEDonline 27) | Leslau 1945:160; SEDonline 27 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | libb: cf. i-nu-uḫ-li-bi, i-túr-li-ib-bi (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 8) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 8 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026