# \*ṣahab-: 'to gleam, be yellowish'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣahab-, 'to gleam, be yellowish': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ṣahab- |
| Meaning | 'to gleam, be yellowish' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣahiba (BK 1, 1379); ʾaṣhab- (Kogan 2011, 199) | BK 1, 1379; Kogan 2011 199 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣāhōb (HALOT 1007) | HALOT 1007 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ṣahbɔ́b (Kogan 2011, 199) | Kogan 2011 199 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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