# \*markab-: 'vehicle, boat, chariot'

> Proto-Semitic *markab-, 'vehicle, boat, chariot': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*markab- |
| Meaning | 'vehicle, boat, chariot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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