# \*nūb(-at)-: 'bee' 1, 'honey' 2

> Proto-Semitic *nūb(-at)-, 'bee' 1, 'honey' 2: reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nūb(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'bee' 1, 'honey' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2405 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nūb- (pl.) 'bee' 1 \[BK 2 1362\], \[Lane 2863\], \[Fr. IV 349\], \[LA I 776\]. | BK 2 1362; Lane 2863; Fr. IV 349; LA I 776 |  |
| Akkadian | nūbtu 1 SB \[CAD n2 309\], \[AHw. 800\] | CAD n2 309; AHw. 800 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | nǝhǝb 1 \[LH 323\]. | LH 323 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nǝhb 1 \[LGz. 393\]. | LGz. 393 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. nǝb, Enm. Gyt. nǝḇ, Enm. nǝm̱, End. nǝw 1 \[LGur. 447\]. | LGur. 447 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | nibbɔ́t 1 \[JJ 198\]. | JJ 198 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | nǝb 1 \[K 1032\] | K 1032 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | nǝbʷä 1 \[LGaf. 219\]. | LGaf. 219 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | nǝb 1 \[LArg. 214\]. | LArg. 214 |  |
| Tigrinya | nǝhbi 'bee' 1 \[Bass. 439\]. | Bass. 439 |  |
| Eblaitic | nu-bí-a-núm 1 (SED II 207); cf. nu-bí-a-núm /nūbiʾān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 71) | SED II 207; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 71 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | nūbôt 1 (SED II 208) | SED II 208 |  |
| Ugaritic | nbt 2 (DULAT 610) | DULAT 610 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | npt 2 (Krahmalkov 333; T 219) | Krahmalkov 333; T 219 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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