*(ʾi-)š/sayb- ~ *š/sabib-: 'tuft of hair'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*(ʾi-)š/sayb- ~ *š/sabib-
Meaning'tuft of hair'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 93

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicʔisb- 'pubis, hair around the private parts and the anus' [BK 1 31]; sayb- 'hairs of the tail of the horse' [BK 1 1173]; sabīb- 'hair of the tail, or of the mane, or of the forelock (of the horse)' [ibid. 1039]. Cf. (dial.) sabāsib- (pl.) 'dishevelled hair'. Cf. sbt (i/u) 'shave (head), let hair down'.BK 1 31; BK 1 1173; BK 1039
Mehrimǝnsōb [JM 299]JM 299
Soqotrimǝ́nsub [JJ 192] (cf. also [LS 268; SSL LS 1467]); QALAN-V ʔǝ́nsöb [SSL 4 96]JJ 192; LS 268; SSL LS 1467; SSL 4 96
East EthiopicSEL šǝbäññä, WOL šǝbǝññe [LGur 571], ZWY saʔbi [ibid. 530]LGur 571; LGur 530
GurageMUH MSQ šǝbǝññä, CHA šǝmnä, GOG šǝbuññä, EŽA šǝbǝnnä, SOD šǝmuñña [LGur 571], END šombä [LGur 579]LGur 571; LGur 579
Jibbalimɔ́sɔ̄t [JJ 192]JJ 192
Harsusimensōb [JH 97]JH 97

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