sVbVʾ-/sVʾab-: 'drink' 1, 'be satisfied with drinking' 2, 'buy wine in order to drink it' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	sVbVʾ-/sVʾab-
Meaning	'drink' 1, 'be satisfied with drinking' 2, 'buy wine in order to drink it' 3
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 844

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sʔb [-a-] 2 (Lane 1281), sbʔ [-a-] 3 (Lane 1286)	Lane 1281; Lane 1286
Hebrew	sbʔ 1
Judaic Aramaic	sbʔ 1
Amorite	s-b-ʾ: sāb- (George and Krebernik 2022, 120, 155); sābu (Golinets 2025, 887)	George and Krebernik 2022 120, 155; Golinets 2025 887	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	za-bí-tum /sābiʔtum/ (VE 1412a–b; Krebernik 1983, 45; Civil 2017, 123)	VE 1412a–b; Krebernik 1983, 45; Civil 2017, 123	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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