*sabʾ-: 'man'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
East Ethiopic	Wol. säb
Gurage	Cha. säb
Harari	usuʔ<*-subʔ
Gafat	säwwä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 51)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 51
Argobba	su, säw
Tigrinya	säbʔay (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 51)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.5 no. 51
Geez	sabʾ (OLA80 §11.5)	OLA80 §11.5	gloss withheld
Amharic	säw (OLA80 §11.5)	OLA80 §11.5	gloss withheld
Tigre	säbʾ (Kogan 2011, 233)	Kogan 2011 233	gloss withheld

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

Mehri habū 'people', compared here in LGz. 482, belongs to 3416 *ʾib-V 'people': hā- is the definite article (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.5 no. 51).

Updated 22 October 2026