*qurbān-: 'offering, sacrifice'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*qurbān-
Meaning	'offering, sacrifice'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic qrb; Dadanitic qrb (Al-Jallad 2026, 112)	Al-Jallad 2026 112	gloss withheld
Arabic	qurbān- 'offering' (BK 2, 704)	BK 2, 704
Akkadian	qerbēnu (CAD Q 210)	CAD Q 210	gloss withheld
Phoenician	qrbn (B 406); qrb (T 293)	B 406; T 293	gloss withheld
Hebrew	qorbān (HALOT 1136)	HALOT 1136	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	qorbānā (HALOT 1136)	HALOT 1136
Mandaic Aramaic	qurbana (HALOT 1136)	HALOT 1136
Geez	qʷerbān (HALOT 1137)	HALOT 1137
Syrian Aramaic	qūrbānā (LGz. 440)	LGz. 440
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab qrbn (Biella 466; Sabaweb lemma 4778)	Biella 466; Sabaweb lemma 4778	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	qrwn (I) (DULAT 703)	DULAT 703	gloss withheld

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

Notes

The u vowel in qurbum (vs expected qarbum 'near') results from spreading of suprasegmental velarization (tafḫīm) from emphatic q over the whole word (Lipiński OLA80 §10.9).

Updated 22 October 2026

*qurbān-: 'offering, sacrifice'

Root

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