Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/N*nayab-: 'canine tooth' Root FieldValueReconstruction*nayab-Meaning'canine tooth'BasisSEDSEDSED I No. 203 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteAkkadian(?) nayabtu; nayyābu (von Soden) (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldHebrewpB. nīb šəpātayim (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicnībā; nyb (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicnībā, nābā (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldModern AramaicNASS nīvä (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldArabicnāb-, pl. nuyūb-, ʔanyub-, ʔanyāb-, ʔanāyīb- (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheldTigrenib, pl. ʔanyab, ʔaynab (SED I 180)SED I 180gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Not 2181 *nāb-, *nib(b)- 'louse, nit', a different etymon on the same consonants.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageN