# \*šVʾ/yVb-: 'flow' 1, 'draw (water)' 2, 'be poured' 3

> Proto-Semitic *šVʾ/yVb-, 'flow' 1, 'draw (water)' 2, 'be poured' 3: reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVʾ/yVb- |
| Meaning | 'flow' 1, 'draw (water)' 2, 'be poured' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 687 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | syb \[-i-\] 1 (Lane 1481) | Lane 1481 |  |
| Geez | sbb 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | šʔb 2 |  |  |
| Aramaic | šʔb 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | šʾb 'draw' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šʾb |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s1ʾb (SD 121; Sabaweb lemma 4958) | SD 121; Sabaweb lemma 4958 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | sâbu (CAD S 9, AHw. 1000 apud SEDonline 1053) | CAD S 9, AHw. 1000; SEDonline 1053 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šɛ̄b (JL 265 apud SEDonline 1053) | JL 265; SEDonline 1053 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic syb 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 137) | Al-Jallad 2026 137 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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