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

> Proto-Semitic *lVbVd-, 'stick together, be compacted; coat': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## 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).

## Linked from

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

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