*markab-: 'vehicle, boat, chariot'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	markab- 'ship, boat' (BK 1, 914)	BK 1, 914
Akkadian	narkabtu (CAD N/1 353)	CAD N/1 353	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	mrkbt /markab(a)tu/ (DULAT 568; Huehnergard 2012)	DULAT 568; Huehnergard 2012	gloss withheld
Hebrew	merkābā (HALOT 636)	HALOT 636	gloss withheld
Aramaic	markabtā (OLA80 §63.4)	OLA80 §63.4	gloss withheld
Phoenician	mrkbt (T 199)	T 199	gloss withheld
Canaanite	EG SYLL ma=-r=ka=ba=ta, ma₃=ra=k=b=tu₂, ma₄=ra=k=b=ta /markábata/ (sg.), /markabā́ta/ (pl.) (Hoch 145–147)	Hoch 145–147	gloss withheld

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Geez markab 'boat' (LGz. 358; < Ar). Gurage märkäb 'boat' (OLA80 §63.4; < Ar). Harari märkäb 'boat' (OLA80 §63.4; < Ar).

Updated 22 October 2026