*rbʕ: 'lie down'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rbʕ
Meaning'lie down'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 80

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Epigraphic South ArabianSab mrbḍn (Biella 478)Biella 478gloss withheld
East EthiopicWol. rebate
Hebrewrbʕ; rābaṣ (BDB 918; HALOT 1181)BDB 918; HALOT 1181gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicrbʿ (HALOT 1180; DJPA 514b apud CAL)HALOT 1180; DJPA 514b; CAL
Syrian AramaicRBA (HALOT 1180; Payne Smith 526)HALOT 1180; Payne Smith 526
Mandaic AramaicRBA (HALOT 1180; MD 422)HALOT 1180; MD 422
Akkadianrabāṣu (CAD R 10); rabṣu (CAD R 26)CAD R 10; CAD R 26; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rbḍgloss withheld
Arabicrabaḍa 'lay' (Lane 1011)Lane 1011; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rbḍ
Ugariticrbṣ (DULAT 720; SEDonline 315)DULAT 720; SEDonline 315; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rbḍgloss withheld
Harsusirebōẑ (HL 102 apud SEDonline 315)HL 102; SEDonline 315gloss withheld
Jibbalirɔ̄ẓ̂ (SEDonline 315)SEDonline 315gloss withheld
Mehrirəbūẑ (ML 314 apud SEDonline 315)ML 314; SEDonline 315gloss withheld
Eblaiticmar-bí-zu /marbiṣ́/ (= Sum. KI.NÁ) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 154)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 154gloss withheld

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Notes

SEDonline 315 sets Aramaic rbʕ under PS *rbṣ̂ 'to lie down, to rest (mostly of animals)' with Akkadian rabāṣu, Hebrew rbṣ and Arabic rbḍ; HALOT 1180 likewise takes Aramaic rbʿ as the reflex of the root of Hebrew rbṣ and Arabic rabaḍa (Kaufman 1974, 107 n. 381), and Hebrew rbʿ as an Aramaic loanword (Wagner 276). Arabic rabbaʕa 'to quadruple' and tarabbaʕa 'to sit cross-legged' belong to 2913 *ʾarbaʕ- 'four' (OLA80 §35.34 derives them from the numeral). Biella 478 compares Arabic marbiḍ 'sheepfold'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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