# \*rbḥ: 'gain, profit'

> Proto-Semitic *rbḥ, 'gain, profit': reflexes in 4 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>) › [R](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rbḥ |
| Meaning | 'gain, profit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ribḥ (Lane 1009); rabiḥa (Biella 476) | Lane 1009; Biella 476 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rabḥa (LGz. 461) | LGz. 461 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab rbḥ (SD 114; Sabaweb lemmas 4867, 4868) (Biella 476; Sabaweb lemma 4868) | SD 114; Sabaweb lemmas 4867, 4868; Biella 476; Sabaweb lemma 4868 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rebḥā 'usury' (Payne Smith 526) | Payne Smith 526 |  |

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

## Notes

Distinct from SA084 \*rbḫ 'comfort, revival' and from Syr. rbaḥ 'crumble away' (Payne Smith 526).

## Linked from

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

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