# \*sabab-: 'turn'

> Proto-Semitic *sabab-, 'turn': reflexes in 10 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 | \*sabab- |
| Meaning | 'turn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | sabab 'turn' (BDB 685) | BDB 685; Anderson–Moser 2024 root sbb |  |
| Punic | sbb 'surround' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root sbb |  |
| Ugaritic | sbb (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 56; Anderson–Moser 2024 root sbb | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mᵉsibbᵉtā (HALOT 604) | HALOT 604 |  |
| Geez | sabba, sababa (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šibbu (LGz. 483; AHw 1226) | LGz. 483; AHw 1226 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amm. sbbt (DNWSI 773) | DNWSI 773 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | sbb (DNWSI 772) | DNWSI 772 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s₃bb (Biella 501) (Sabaweb lemma 2058) | Biella 501; Sabaweb lemma 2058 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | wysbn&lt;y&gt; (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §3.1 no. 56) | Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §3.1 no. 56 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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