*ṯbr-: 'to break, shatter' 1, 'fracture, breach' 2, 'to drive away' 3
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṯbr- |
| Meaning | 'to break, shatter' 1, 'fracture, breach' 2, 'to drive away' 3 |
| Basis | project |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šebēru (CAD Š/2 246; AHw 1206); šibru | CAD Š/2 246; AHw 1206 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṯbr (DULAT 884); yṯbr (KTU 1.2 iv 25, breaking Yamm's skull); ṯbr | DULAT 884; KTU 1.2 iv 25, breaking Yamm's skull | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | səbär-a (OLA80 §40.14) | OLA80 §40.14 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʾasbara (OLA80 §41.11) | OLA80 §41.11 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʾasbārā (OLA80 §41.11) | OLA80 §41.11 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | šbrt (T 313); šbr (DNWSI 1105) | T 313; DNWSI 1105 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | TBR (CAL s.v. tbr) | CAL s.v. tbr; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯbr | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sabara 'break' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯbr | |
| Punic | šbr 'break' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯbr | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṯbr (SD 149; Biella 539, 540; Sabaweb lemma 1627) | SD 149; Biella 539, 540; Sabaweb lemma 1627 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | tiber (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | təḇar (LGz. 485; Payne Smith 604) | LGz. 485; Payne Smith 604 | |
| Gurage | säbärä (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | |
| Argobba | säbbära (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | |
| Harari | säbära (LGz. 485) | LGz. 485 | |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ṯəbōr (Gasparini - Morris 2025 429 apud SEDonline 1881) | SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. säbärä (EDG 532 apud SEDonline 1881) | EDG 532; SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | säbärä (Leslau 1945:170 apud SEDonline 1881) | Leslau 1945:170; SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ša-ba-um /ṯabārum/ (VE 208, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686 apud SEDonline 1881); cf. ì-ša-ba-lum/lu-um, dal-da-bí-lum/lu-um /ṯ-b-r/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 317); iš-bí-lu /išbiru/ (= Sum. níg-sal-sal) (VE 77; Civil 2017, 120), /ʔiṯbīr/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 317) | VE 208, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686; SEDonline 1881; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 317; VE 77; Civil 2017, 120 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ṯebōr (HL 132 apud SEDonline 1881) | HL 132; SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṯɔ̄r (JL 282; MLZ 171 apud SEDonline 1881) | JL 282; SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ṯəbūr (ML 414–415 apud SEDonline 1881) | ML 414–415; SEDonline 1881 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṯbr 1; ṯbr 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 156) | Al-Jallad 2026 156 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | tbr pe. pt. pass. 1 (HALOT 1402) | HALOT 1402 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 3 November 2026