# \*šbḥ: 'to spread the legs'

> Proto-Semitic *šbḥ, 'to spread the legs': reflexes in 2 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šbḥ |
| Meaning | 'to spread the legs' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1945 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | šbēḥ (ML 392 apud SEDonline 1945) | ML 392; SEDonline 1945 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šbaḥ (LS 410 apud SEDonline 1945) | LS 410; SEDonline 1945 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*šbḥ 'to cross, spread legs' (SEDonline 1945). Distinct from 547 \*ŝVbaḥ- 'split'.

## Linked from

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

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