*šVbVy-: 'capture', 'captive'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	sabā 'capture' (Lane 1303)	Lane 1303
Aramaic	ŠBY (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. šby); šby (DNWSI 1101)	Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. šby; DNWSI 1101; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šby	gloss withheld
Hebrew	šabah 'capture'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root šby
Punic	šb 'captive'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root šby
Ugaritic	šby (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 31)	Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 31; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šby	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	šəbā (HALOT 1382)	HALOT 1382
Syrian Aramaic	šebāʾ (HALOT 1382)	HALOT 1382
Mandaic Aramaic	ŠBA (HALOT 1382)	HALOT 1382
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab. sby (HALOT 1382; Sabaweb lemmas 2031, 1713)	HALOT 1382; Sabaweb lemmas 2031, 1713	gloss withheld
Amorite	śbj: jaśbī (Gelb AS 21, 31); S-b-y: cf. ia-aš-bi-DINGIR, ia-aš-bi-i-la, iš-bi-⁽ᵈ⁾ìr-ra (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 234)	Gelb AS 21 31; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 234	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic sby (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 120)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 120	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026