# \*qab(b)-: 'qab (measure of capacity)'

> Proto-Semitic *qab(b)-, 'qab (measure of capacity)': reflexes in 6 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 | \*qab(b)- |
| Meaning | 'qab (measure of capacity)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | qab (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | EgArm. qb; JArm. qabbā (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | qabbā (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | qaba (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 |  |
| Arabic | qabb (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Min qb (HALOT 1060) | HALOT 1060 |  |

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

## Notes

Cf. 1610 \*ḳab- 'goblet' (Akk. qabūtu).

## Linked from

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

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