# \*ŝabak-: 'net' 1, 'veil' 2, 'to entwine' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ŝabak-, 'net' 1, 'veil' 2, 'to entwine' 3: reflexes in 7 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝabak- |
| Meaning | 'net' 1, 'veil' 2, 'to entwine' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 322 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šabak-at- 1 (Lane 1498); šabaka 3 (HALOT 740) | Lane 1498; HALOT 740 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ŝōk 2 |  |  |
| Soqotri | šibk-eh 2 |  |  |
| Jibbali | ŝebk-ɛ́t 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | śəbākā 1 (HALOT 1301); sābak, later spelling of שׂבך, pt. pass., pu. 3 (HALOT 740) | HALOT 1301; HALOT 740 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sibkā, sibkətā 1 (HALOT 1301; DJPA 365b apud CAL) | HALOT 1301; DJPA 365b; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sbākā 'adhesion; a tire, headband, net' 1 (Payne Smith 358) | Payne Smith 358 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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