# \*sVbVl-: 'carry'

> Proto-Semitic *sVbVl-, 'carry': reflexes in 8 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVbVl- |
| Meaning | 'carry' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | s-b-l (BDB 687); זבל = סבל (HALOT 263) | BDB 687; HALOT 263 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | sabala/sabbala 'carry, bear' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0816) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0816 |  |
| Akkadian | zabālu (HALOT 741; AHw 1500) | HALOT 741; AHw 1500 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sbal 'bear, carry; suffer, endure' (Payne Smith 358) | Payne Smith 358 |  |
| Eblaitic | iš₍₁₁₎-ba-lum, \[za\]-ba-lu-um /ḏ-b-l/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 185) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 185 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | zbl: zābilum, fem. zābilatum, zabūlum, ziblum (Gelb AS 21, 35) | Gelb AS 21 35 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | sbl po. pt. pass. (HALOT BArm. s.v. סבל) | HALOT BArm. s.v. סבל | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | sbl (DNWSI 775) | DNWSI 775 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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