Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/R*rɣb: 'to be hungry' Root FieldValueReconstruction*rɣbMeaning'to be hungry'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2293 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicrɣb 'to want, to desire', raɣab- 'desire, irresistible inclination toward something' [BK 1 887]BK 1 887Tigreräḥab [LH 147]LH 147gloss withheldUgariticrɣb [Aist 295]Aist 295gloss withheldEast EthiopicWOL rabä, SEL ZWY rābä [LGur 520], WOL rab, ZWY rǝb [ibid.]LGur 520gloss withheldGeezrǝḫba, raḫab, raḫāb [LGz 468]LGz 468gloss withheldGurageMUH GOG SOD ärabä [LGur 520]LGur 520gloss withheldHebrewrāʕēb (HALOT 1256, 1257), rāʕāb (HALOT 1257)HALOT 1256, 1257; HALOT 1257gloss withheldAmharicrabä (impersonal), rǝhǝb [K 391]K 391gloss withheldAramaicrʿb (CAL s.v. rʿb)CAL s.v. rʿb; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rġbgloss withheldJudaic Aramaicrʿb (HALOT 1256; DJPA 527a apud CAL)HALOT 1256; DJPA 527a; CALHarariräḥaba-, raḥab (SED I 316)SED I 316gloss withheldTigrinyaräḥabä-, räḥab (LGz. 468)LGz. 468gloss withheldArgobbarähaw (LGz. 468)LGz. 468gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageR