# \*ŝabir-: 'buttocks, hind parts, small of the back'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝabir-, 'buttocks, hind parts, small of the back': reflexes in 4 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝabir- |
| Meaning | 'buttocks, hind parts, small of the back' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 99 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šabr-, šibr- 'waist' \[BK 1 1183\] | BK 1 1183 |  |
| Akkadian | šuburru OB \[CAD š3 190\]; šub/purru \[AHw 1259\] | CAD š3 190; AHw 1259 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | šǝbǝr \[LH 216\] | LH 216 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | (?) šbr (SED I 233) | SED I 233 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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