# \*šu(n)bul-at-: 'ear of corn'

> Proto-Semitic *šu(n)bul-at-, 'ear of corn': reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šu(n)bul-at- |
| Meaning | 'ear of corn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šubultu (Kogan 2011, 201; AHw 1258) | Kogan 2011 201; AHw 1258 |  |
| Ugaritic | šblt (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Hebrew | šibbōlät (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šeblā (Kogan 2011, 201); šebbəltā (LGz. 484) | Kogan 2011 201; LGz. 484 |  |
| Arabic | sabalat-, sunbulat- (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s₁blt (Kogan 2011, 201; Sabaweb lemma 4981) | Kogan 2011 201; Sabaweb lemma 4981 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sabl (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Mehri | səbəlēt (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Soqotri | seboléh (Kogan 2011, 201) | Kogan 2011 201 |  |
| Eblaitic | sa-ba-tum /Sabalt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 233) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 233 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | šibbəlā (LGz. 484) | LGz. 484 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šumbulta (LGz. 484) | LGz. 484 |  |
| Tigrinya | säbli (LGz. 484) | LGz. 484 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | säbəl, sänbäl (LGz. 484) | LGz. 484 |  |

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

## Notes

PS \*šu(n)bul-at- 'ear of corn' (Kogan 2011, 201). Cf. 353 \*šabal-, whose Arabic sabal- Lane 1301 also glosses as the spreading awn of ears of corn.

## Linked from

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

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