# \*ḳVb-: 'say; summon'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVb-, 'say; summon': reflexes in 4 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVb- |
| Meaning | 'say; summon' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1716 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḳabû (CAD Q 22, AHw. 889 apud SEDonline 2063) | CAD Q 22, AHw. 889; SEDonline 2063 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḳbˀ (DULAT 681; Watson 2007: 101 apud SEDonline 2063) | DULAT 681; Watson 2007: 101; SEDonline 2063 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | yaqbî (Buck 2019, 331) | Buck 2019, 331 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /q-b-ʾ/: D inf. ga-bù-u₄-ma /qabbuʾumma/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 337) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 337 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Areal \*ḳbˀ/y 'to summon, to invoke' (Kogan 2015, 337 apud SEDonline 2063). SEDonline 2063 relates Hbr. ḳbb (HALOT 1060), Tgr. ḳäbbä and Tna. ḳäbäbä.

## Linked from

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

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