# \*ṭbq: 'to stick to, cover, shut'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭbq, 'to stick to, cover, shut': 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭbq |
| Meaning | 'to stick to, cover, shut' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ṭbq (DULAT 874) | DULAT 874 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṭabiqa 'to stick to', IV 'to cover' (Lane 1824–1825) | Lane 1824–1825 |  |
| Geez | ṭabaqa (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭbq (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 |  |
| Tigrinya | ṭäbäqä (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ṭäbqa (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 |  |
| Amharic | ṭäbbäqä, täṭabbäqä (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ṭäbäqa (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | (əṭ)ṭabbäqa (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | ṭäbäqä (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. ṭäbäḳä (EDG 610 apud SEDonline 1982) | EDG 610; SEDonline 1982 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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