# \*qurbān-: 'offering, sacrifice'

> Proto-Semitic *qurbān-, 'offering, sacrifice': reflexes in 11 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 2026-10-22.

## 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 |

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## 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).

## Linked from

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

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