# \*ṣibʕ-(at-), \*ʾV-ṣbaʕ- {} \*c̣ibʕ-(at-), \*ʾa-c̣ibaʕ-: 'finger'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣibʕ-(at-), *ʾV-ṣbaʕ- {} *c̣ibʕ-(at-), *ʾa-c̣ibaʕ-, 'finger': reflexes in 27 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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