# \*la/ibin(-t)-: 'brick'

> Proto-Semitic *la/ibin(-t)-, 'brick': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*la/ibin(-t)- |
| Meaning | 'brick' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | libittu (CAD L 176); EA labittu (DULAT 487) | CAD L 176; DULAT 487 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | li-ba-tum, li-bí-tum (VE 146 apud DULAT 487), /libattum/, /libittum/ (Krebernik 1983, 6) | VE 146; DULAT 487; Krebernik 1983, 6 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | lbnt (DULAT 487) | DULAT 487 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | labinat (EA; HALOT 518) | HALOT 518 |  |
| Hebrew | lᵉbēnā (HALOT 518) | HALOT 518 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | EgArm. lbnh (HALOT 518) | HALOT 518 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | lᵉbentā, lᵉbettā (HALOT 518) | HALOT 518 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | lbn, lbt (HALOT 518); lbt (Sabaweb lemma 4501) | HALOT 518; Sabaweb lemma 4501 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | labin, labnat (Hava 676 apud DULAT 487) | Hava 676; DULAT 487 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 518 takes Heb. lᵉbēnā from Akk. libittu (Zimmern) or from Proto-Semitic \*la/ibint; Eth. lebn (Leslau 28), '&lt; Arb. labinat ?'; &gt; Greek πλίνθος. II lbn 'to make bricks' is denominative (HALOT 517; Akk. labānu, Arb. labbana). Not 1114 \*lVban- 'white'.

## Linked from

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

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