# \*ra/uḥa/ub: 'be wide' 1, 'width' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ra/uḥa/ub, 'be wide' 1, 'width' 2: reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ra/uḥa/ub |
| Meaning | 'be wide' 1, 'width' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 894 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rḥb a/u,3,4 (Lane 1051) | Lane 1051 |  |
| Ugaritic | rḥb /raḥabu/ (Huehnergard 2012, 155) | Huehnergard 2012 155 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | rḥb (Krahmalkov 443) | Krahmalkov 443 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rḥb (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50); rōḥab 2 (HALOT 1212) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50; HALOT 1212 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rǝḥba (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | rḥb 'enlarge' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root rḥb |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | RHB (HALOT 1210) | HALOT 1210 |  |
| Tigre | raḥaba, rĕḥīb (HALOT 1210) | HALOT 1210 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | rḥb (HALOT 1211) | HALOT 1211 |  |
| Aramaic | OArm. rḥbh (HALOT 1211) | HALOT 1211 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | h-rḥb (LGz. 466); Sab rḥbm 2 (Biella 485) | LGz. 466; Biella 485 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | räḥabä (LGz. 466) | LGz. 466 |  |
| Amorite | rḥb: jarḥab, raḥabum, raḥibum, ruḥbatum (Gelb AS 21, 30); yarḥib (Buck 2019, 331) | Gelb AS 21 30; Buck 2019, 331 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ráḥab (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 50 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

The noun 'open place, plaza' is 3598.

## Linked from

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

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