*rib(a)b-at-, *ribw-at-: 'ten thousand, myriad'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rib(a)b-at-, *ribw-at-
Meaning'ten thousand, myriad'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
PunicNeo-Punic rybo (Krahmalkov 438)Krahmalkov 438gloss withheld
Ugariticrbt, pl. rbt, rbbt (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47gloss withheld
Hebrewrəbābā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicrebbu (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47gloss withheld
Arabicribbiyy-, rabbiyy-, rubbiyy-, rabw-, rubwat-, ribwat-, rubat- (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47gloss withheld
Amoriterabbatu, rab(a)bātu: ra-ab-ba-tim; ra-ba-ba-tam (Florilegium Marianum III, 10: 8') (Streck 2000, 111; Streck 2011, 367); rabbat; ribbat (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 153)Streck 2000 111; Streck 2011, 367; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 153gloss withheld
Eblaiticrí-bab /ribab/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 152)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 152gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicribbō (HALOT BArm. s.v. רִבּוֹ)HALOT BArm. s.v. רִבּוֹgloss withheld

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Notes

PCS *rib(a)b-at-, *ribw-at- 'ten thousand, myriad' (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47), from *rbb/*rbw 'to be numerous' (2477 *rabb- 'big', 3632 *rbw 'to grow, increase'). Hbr. ribbō(ʾ) may be an Aramaism; Akk. rabbatu, ribbatu (Mari, Alalakh) and Ebla ri-PAP reflect WS influence; Gez. rabbawāt, ʾarbāb 'myriads' are Arabisms.

Updated 24 October 2026

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