# \*rbʕ: 'spring (season); spring rain' 1, 'spring herbage' 2

> Proto-Semitic *rbʕ, 'spring (season); spring rain' 1, 'spring herbage' 2: reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rbʕ |
| Meaning | 'spring (season); spring rain' 1, 'spring herbage' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rabīʿ 'the season in which the truffles and the blossoms come', 'the spring of Arabia' (Lane 1018); 'the rain in the season called rabīʿ' (Lane 1019); mirbāʿ 'rain that comes in the beginning of the season called rabīʿ' (Lane 1020) | Lane 1018; Lane 1019; Lane 1020 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mrbʿt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 98); rbʿt 1; rbʿ 2; trbʿ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 119) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 98; Al-Jallad 2026 119 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rbīʿā 'early rain, spring'; rbīʿāyā 'early, spring rain' (Payne Smith 526) | Payne Smith 526 |  |

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

## Notes

Geez rabiʿ 'spring (season)' is from Arabic (LGz. 460). Al-Jallad (2026, 119) compares Arabic rabīʿ 'herbage produced after the rains' (Lane 1018c–1019a) and tarabbaʿa 'to pasture upon the herbs of the rabīʿ' (Lane 1016c).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.