# \*šVbVʿ-: 'seven'

> Proto-Semitic *šVbVʿ-, 'seven': reflexes in 26 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 | \*šVbVʿ- |
| Meaning | 'seven' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | yǝbáyt; hōba (Rubin 2018 295, 297); šība (Rubin 2018 300) | Rubin 2018 295, 297; Rubin 2018 300 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | sebe (seba, fem. sebet) (CAD S 203) | CAD S 203; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | sabʕat 'seven' (Lane 1297) | Lane 1297 |  |
| Aramaic | šbʿ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1102) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1102; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šebaʿ; šbwʕ (DNWSI 1100) | DNWSI 1100; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Punic | šbʿ (T 311); šbʿm (T 312) | T 311; T 312; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šbʿ | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šbʿ (DULAT 790) | DULAT 790 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*šibʿā (HALOT 1399) | HALOT 1399 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. sbʿ (HALOT 1399; Sabaweb lemma 4974) | HALOT 1399; Sabaweb lemma 4974 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sabʿū (HALOT 1399) | HALOT 1399 |  |
| Soqotri | hobeḥ (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Jibbali | šebʿet (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəḇaʿ (LGz. 483; Payne Smith 557) | LGz. 483; Payne Smith 557 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šaba (LGz. 483; MD 438) | LGz. 483; MD 438 |  |
| Tigre | säbuʿ (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Tigrinya | šobʿatte (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Amharic | säbat (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Gurage | säbat (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Gafat | säbattä (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Argobba | saʾint (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Harari | sātti (LGz. 483) | LGz. 483 |  |
| Phoenician | šbʿ (T 311) | T 311 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ḥəbəˁēt (Gasparini - Morris 2025 162 apud SEDonline 857) | SEDonline 857 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic sbʿ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 119) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 119 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. saˀabt, Wol. sabt, Zwy. sābət (EDG 534 apud SEDonline 857) | EDG 534; SEDonline 857 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /Sabaʿ/: cf. name sá-ba (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 232) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 232 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.