# \*ŝabŝab-: 'small room near the main house' 1, 'roofed anteroom' 2, 'extension of roof' 3, (?) 'shieling, temporary hut' 4

> Proto-Semitic *ŝabŝab-, 'small room near the main house' 1, 'roofed anteroom' 2, 'extension of roof' 3, (?) 'shieling, temporary hut' 4: reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝabŝab- |
| Meaning | 'small room near the main house' 1, 'roofed anteroom' 2, 'extension of roof' 3, (?) 'shieling, temporary hut' 4 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2705 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ŝabŝaba 1 LGz 526 | LGz 526 |  |
| Gurage | sǝbsab 3 |  |  |
| Jibbali | mi-s̃é/ɔ́b \*s̃bb 3 JJ 266 | JJ 266 |  |
| Amharic | sǝbsab 2 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | säbsab 2 |  |  |

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## Linked from

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