# \*ndb: 'WORK/CARRY OUT A PROJECT ZEALOUSLY (?)'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *ndb, 'WORK/CARRY OUT A PROJECT ZEALOUSLY (?)': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*ndb |
| Meaning | 'WORK/CARRY OUT A PROJECT ZEALOUSLY (?)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ndb (Biella 293; SD 91) (Sabaweb lemma 4599) | Biella 293; SD 91; Sabaweb lemma 4599 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar nadaba (Biella 293) | Biella 293 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ndb: nadūbum, fem. nadūba, mēndibum (Gelb AS 21, 27); nadab: fem. na-da-ab-tum (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 76) | Gelb AS 21 27; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 76 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | נדב qal; hitp. (HALOT 671) | HALOT 671 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | נדב hitpa. (HALOT BArm. s.v. נדב) | HALOT BArm. s.v. נדב | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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