# \*šbl: 'path, road'

> Proto-Semitic *šbl, 'path, road': reflexes in 7 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 | \*šbl |
| Meaning | 'path, road' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*šābîl (HALOT 1392) | HALOT 1392 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šǝbīlā (HALOT 1392) | HALOT 1392 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šbīlā 'path, pathway, way, road, trace' (Payne Smith 556) | Payne Smith 556 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šbila (HALOT 1392) | HALOT 1392 |  |
| Aramaic | CPArm. šwbyl (HALOT 1392) | HALOT 1392 |  |
| Arabic | sabīl (Lane 1302; HALOT 1392) | Lane 1302; HALOT 1392 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab msbl (Biella 326) | Biella 326 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1392 calls its derivation from \*šbl 'to hang down loose' (HALOT 1393) completely uncertain. Cf. 353 \*šabal- 'fascicle of spears' and 3195 \*šu(n)bul-at- 'ear of corn'.

## Linked from

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

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