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

> Proto-Semitic *rib(a)b-at-, *ribw-at-, 'ten thousand, myriad': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rib(a)b-at-, \*ribw-at- |
| Meaning | 'ten thousand, myriad' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punic | Neo-Punic rybo (Krahmalkov 438) | Krahmalkov 438 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | rbt, pl. rbt, rbbt (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rəbābā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rebbu (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ribbiyy-, rabbiyy-, rubbiyy-, rabw-, rubwat-, ribwat-, rubat- (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 47 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | rabbatu, 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, 153 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | rí-bab /ribab/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 152) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 152 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ribbō (HALOT BArm. s.v. רִבּוֹ) | HALOT BArm. s.v. רִבּוֹ | gloss 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.

## Linked from

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

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