# \*šVbVy-: 'capture', 'captive'

> Proto-Semitic *šVbVy-, 'capture', 'captive': reflexes in 11 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 | \*šVbVy- |
| Meaning | 'capture', 'captive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

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

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