# \*ṯarb- {} \*čarb-: 'fat (animal)'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯarb- {} *čarb-, 'fat (animal)': reflexes in 13 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>) › [ṯ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯarb- {} \*čarb- |
| Meaning | 'fat (animal)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2232 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṯarb- 'lard, fat (axunge)' \[BK 1 221\] | BK 1 221 |  |
| Akkadian | (?) sarbu LL \[CAD s 175\] | CAD s 175 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | särbä \[LH 177 apud d'Abb\] | LH 177 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tirba \[DM 486\] | DM 486 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL säräba, WOL säräbä, ZWY särbä \[LGur 559\] | LGur 559 |  |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA MUH MSQ GOG SOD säräba, GYE säräḇä \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Phoenician | tbrt |  | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NASS tarba \[Tser 0222\] MMND terbā \[M MND 502\] | Tser 0222; M MND 502 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tǝrāb, tǝrēb, tarbā \[Ja 1694\]; trb \[DJPA 590b apud CAL\] | Ja 1694; DJPA 590b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | särba \[LHar 142\] | LHar 142 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tarbā 'fat; flesh (of fruit)' \[Brock 833\] | Brock 833 |  |
| Gafat | (?) buššǝra |  | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | särbada (SED I 253) | SED I 253 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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