# \*ṣVbVġ-: 'to dip, dye'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVbVġ-, 'to dip, dye': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ṣVbVġ- |
| Meaning | 'to dip, dye' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣabaġa 'to dye, tinge' (BK 1, 1307) | BK 1, 1307 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣabû (ṣapû) (CAD Ṣ 45; AHw 1082); ṣabû (CAD Ṣ 45); ṣābû (CAD Ṣ 55) | CAD Ṣ 45; AHw 1082; CAD Ṣ 55 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣābaʕ (HALOT 998) | HALOT 998 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣbaʕ 'dip, moisten, dye' (Payne Smith 472) | Payne Smith 472 |  |
| Geez | ṣabḫa 'dip' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣbġ |  |
| Tigre | ṣäbḥa (LGz. 546) | LGz. 546 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṣäbḥe (LGz. 546) | LGz. 546 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣbʕ (HALOT 998) | HALOT 998 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṣba (HALOT 998) | HALOT 998 |  |
| Soqotri | ṣbʿ (LGz. 546) | LGz. 546 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṣbʿ pa.; hitpa. (HALOT 998) | HALOT 998 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.