*ṣibʕ-(at-), *ʾV-ṣbaʕ- {} *c̣ibʕ-(at-), *ʾa-c̣ibaʕ-: 'finger'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ṣibʕ-(at-), *ʾV-ṣbaʕ- {} *c̣ibʕ-(at-), *ʾa-c̣ibaʕ- |
| Meaning | 'finger' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2211 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔaṣbaʕ-, ʔiṣbaʕ-, ʔaṣbiʕ-, ʔaṣbuʕ, ʔiṣbiʕ-, ʔiṣbuʕ-, ʔuṣbuʕ-, ʔuṣbiʕ-, ʔuṣbūʕ- [BK 1 1307] | BK 1 1307 | |
| Mehri | ṣ̌ǝbáʔ [JM 397] | JM 397 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔéṣbaḥ [LS 70], ṣóbeḥ [ibid. 345]; éṣbeˁ (SLOnline 3144); ʾəṣbaʿ (OLA80 §14.8). | LS 70; LS 345; SLOnline 3144; OLA80 §14.8 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | neṣbettu [CAD n2 190], [AHw 782]. | CAD n2 190; AHw 782 | |
| Harsusi | ḥaṣ̌báʔ [JH 126] | JH 126 | |
| Tigre | č̣ǝbʕǝt [LH 627] | LH 627 | |
| Eblaitic | iš-ba-um, ì-sa-ba-um, iš11-ba-ḫum /ʔiṣbaʕum/ [Kr 18; Bl E No. 20]; iṣ-ba-um (OLA80 §27.17); iš-ba-um /ʾiṣbaʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47) | Kr 18; OLA80 §27.17; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 47 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣibita, ʕṣba [DM 355] | DM 355 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔuṣbʕ [DULAT 111] | DULAT 111 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ZWY ǝnṭābit, WOL ǝnṭabit [LGur 108] | LGur 108 | |
| Geez | ʔaṣbāʕ(ǝ)t [LGz 45] | LGz 45 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ GOG atebät, SOD aṭabät, GYE aṭayḇä, ENN END GYE ateyä, END aṭe, CHA EŽA MUH atebät, CHA EŽA atebä [ibid.] | ||
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔäṣbǝʕān (pl. f.) 'finger, toe' (BDB 1109) | BDB 1109 | |
| Modern Arabic | NYEM ṣabiʕ, ṣbūʕ, ṣābiʕ [Behnschtedt 669]. | Behnschtedt 669 | |
| Modern Aramaic | MLH ṣebʕo [J Mlah 190] HRT ṣepʔa [J Hert 199] NASS sịṗɔ̄ti, suṗɔ̄tị [Tser 0173] URM si..ppa [R Urmi 102] MMND ṣoḇaxta [M MND 503] GZR ṣabúʔta [Nak 85] IRAN sĕpʔa (c.suff. sepʔúḫ) [Pen 122] | J Mlah 190; J Hert 199; Tser 0173; M MND 503; Nak 85; Pen 122 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔiṣbáʕ [JJ 5]; ʾəṣbaʿ (OLA80 §14.8) | JJ 5; OLA80 §14.8 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔäṣbaʕ (HALOT 81) | HALOT 81 | |
| Amharic | ṭat [K 2152] | K 2152 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ṭad [LArg. 223] | LArg. 223 | |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣibʕā; ʔäṣbǝʕā, ʔäṣbaʕ [Ja 1259]; [Ja 110]; ʔṣbʕh, det. ʔṣbʕth [DJPA 72a apud CAL]. | Ja 1259; Ja 110; DJPA 72a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | aṭābiñña [LHar 36] | LHar 36 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣebʕā 'finger/digit (of the hand and of the foot)' [Brock 620] | Brock 620 | |
| Gafat | ṣaṭä. | gloss withheld | |
| Aramaic | OFF ʔṣbʕ [HJ 98]. | HJ 98 | |
| Tigrinya | ʔaṣabǝʕti (pl.) [Bass 580] | Bass 580 | |
| Egyptian | ḏbʿ (OLA80 §2.5) | OLA80 §2.5 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʔṣbʕ (Sabaweb lemma 5171); MIN ṣbʕ (SED I 228) | Sabaweb lemma 5171; SED I 228 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026