# \*nayab-: 'canine tooth'

> Proto-Semitic *nayab-, 'canine tooth': reflexes in 7 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nayab- |
| Meaning | 'canine tooth' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I No. 203 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | (?) nayabtu; nayyābu (von Soden) (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. nīb šəpātayim (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nībā; nyb (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nībā, nābā (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NASS nīvä (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nāb-, pl. nuyūb-, ʔanyub-, ʔanyāb-, ʔanāyīb- (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | nib, pl. ʔanyab, ʔaynab (SED I 180) | SED I 180 | gloss 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.

## Linked from

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

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