# \*ṭVbVḫ-: 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2, 'skin' (v.) 3

> Proto-Semitic *ṭVbVḫ-, 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2, 'skin' (v.) 3: reflexes in 20 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭVbVḫ- |
| Meaning | 'slaughter' 1, 'sacrifice' 2, 'skin' (v.) 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 513 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ṭabāḫu 1 (AHw 1375) | AHw 1375 |  |
| Tigre | ṭäbḥe 3 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ṭbḫ 2 |  |  |
| Geez | ṭabḥa 1, 2, 3 |  |  |
| Gurage | ṭäba |  |  |
| Phoenician | ṭbḫ |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | ṭäbba 3 |  |  |
| Harari | ṭäbäḥa 3 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭbḥ 2 (Payne Smith 166) | Payne Smith 166 |  |
| Aramaic | Palm ṭbḥ 2 |  |  |
| Tigrinya | ṭäbḥa 3 |  |  |
| Arabic | ṭabaḫa 'cook' (Lane 1821) | Lane 1821 |  |
| Punic | ṭbḥ; hṭbḥ (Krahmalkov 201); mṭbḥ (T 173) | Krahmalkov 201; T 173; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṭbḫ | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ṭbḫ (HALOT 368; Sabaweb lemma 5310); Sab ṭbḫm (Biella 215) | HALOT 368; Sabaweb lemma 5310; Biella 215 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ṭebōḫ (LGz. 586) | LGz. 586 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭabbāḥaʾ (T 119) | T 119 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭabahaʾ (T 119) | T 119 |  |
| Eblaitic | a-da-ba-aḫ, a-a-da-ba-aḫ /ṭ-b-ḫ/ 1; du-bù-ḫi /ṭubiḫ, ṭubuḫ/ 1, 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 306–307) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 306–307 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṭābiḫ(at)um 1 (Gelb AS 21, 35) | Gelb AS 21 35 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*ṭabbāḥ 1 (HALOT 368) | HALOT 368 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akk. ḫ and Ug. ṭbḫ point to \*ḫ; the Ethiopic ḥ is irregular.

## Linked from

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

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