# \*labVʾ-: 'lion(ess)'

> Proto-Semitic *labVʾ-, 'lion(ess)': reflexes in 10 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*labVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'lion(ess)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2471 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lubaʔat-, labuʔat-, labwat-, libwat-, labuwat-, labawat-, labāt- \[BK 2 956\], \[WKAS l 97\], \[Fr. IV 79\], \[Lane 2644\], \[LA I 151\] | BK 2 956; WKAS l 97; Fr. IV 79; Lane 2644; LA I 151 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | labbu (labʔu, lābu) OAkk. on \[CAD l 24\], \[AHw. 526\], labbatu (lābatu) OAkk. on \[CAD l 23\], \[AHw. 524\] | CAD l 24; AHw. 526; CAD l 23; AHw. 524 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ab-ba-um = PIRIG \[MEE 4 96 V 4\] | MEE 4 96 V 4 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | lbʔu \[DULAT 486\] | DULAT 486 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | lbʾ (Krahmalkov 252) | Krahmalkov 252 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | lābī(ʔ) (HALOT 517), lǝbiyyā (ibid.), libʔā (HALOT 515), läbä(ʔ) (ibid.) | HALOT 517; HALOT 515 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. lbʔ \[SD 81; Sabaweb lemma 2394\] | SD 81; Sabaweb lemma 2394 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | lbʔ \[HJ 562\] | HJ 562 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | lbʾ 'lion' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root lbʾ |  |
| Amorite | labiʾu, labuʾu (Buck 2019, 329); labʾ, labw: la-bi-sa-ma, a-pil-la-bi, ša-du-ul-la-bi, la-ba-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 7) | Buck 2019, 329; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 7 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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