*lVbVd-: 'stick together, be compacted; coat'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*lVbVd-
Meaning	'stick together, be compacted; coat'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	labida 'stick, cleave, adhere'; labbada 'make (wool) into felt, render compact' (Lane 2645)	Lane 2645
Geez	labada (LGz. 305)	LGz. 305	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	lbad 'thicken; make dense, heavy, opaque, compact' (Payne Smith 233)	Payne Smith 233
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab lmd (Biella 260)	Biella 260	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	labada (Biella 260)	Biella 260
Amharic	läbbädä (LGz. 305)	LGz. 305

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Notes

LGz. 305 also cites Ar. labida 'stick, cleave', SAr. lmd (?) 'coat with plaster', and PbH. lebed 'felted stuff' under ləbd 'horse blanket' (from Ar. libd).

Updated 22 October 2026

*lVbVd-: 'stick together, be compacted; coat'

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