*sḥb: 'drag, pull (> cloud)'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *sḥb |
| Meaning | 'drag, pull (> cloud)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3120 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sḥb 'to drag along the ground' (BK 1 1057, cf. saḥāb- 'cloud (especially when pushed by the wind it is in motion)' (ibid.)) | BK 1 1057, cf. saḥāb- 'cloud (especially when pushed by the wind it is in motion)' (ibid.) | |
| Soqotri | sḥob (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56 | |
| Tigre | säḥaba | ||
| Mandaic Aramaic | sḥb | ||
| Geez | saḥaba (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56 | |
| Gurage | sabä | ||
| Phoenician | sḥb | ||
| Hebrew | sḥb (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56 | |
| Amharic | sabä | ||
| Harari | (?) zēḥaba | ||
| Gafat | sabä | ||
| Argobba | säḥaba | ||
| Tigrinya | säḥabä | ||
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s₃ḥb (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56; Sabaweb lemma 5142) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56; Sabaweb lemma 5142 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | sḥab (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56 | |
| Mehri | səḥāb (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 56 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-ʔà-bu /S-ḥ-b/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 191) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 191 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | sḥb (T 226) | T 226 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | sḥb (Krahmalkov 341) | Krahmalkov 341 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026