# \*wVhVb-: 'give'

> Proto-Semitic *wVhVb-, 'give': reflexes in 20 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVhVb- |
| Meaning | 'give' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 861 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | whb (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33); hibaᵗ (Biella 124); hab, hāb, exclamation (LGz. 213) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33; Biella 124; LGz. 213 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | häba (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ahb |  |  |
| East Ethiopic | Wol wabä |  |  |
| Geez | whb; hab, habu, habā (LGz. 213) | LGz. 213 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod Cha abäm |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm yhb |  |  |
| Hebrew | yhb (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33); haḇ, hāḇā (LGz. 213) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33; LGz. 213 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | whb (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33; Sabaweb lemma 2538); Sab hbtn (Biella 124); yhb, yhbn (SD 158) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33; Sabaweb lemma 2538; Biella 124; SD 158 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | y(h)b |  |  |
| Gafat | wabä |  |  |
| Aramaic | Bib Pal yhb (DJPA 235b apud CAL) | DJPA 235b; CAL |  |
| Argobba | hawa (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33 |  |
| Tigrinya | habä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 33 |  |
| Ugaritic | whb (Tropper UG 274) | Tropper UG 274 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic whb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 139); thb, hb, whb (D); Hismaic hb; Thamudic B hb (Al-Jallad 2026, 165) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 139; Al-Jallad 2026 165 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | hábe (LS 140; CSOL I 550; CSOL II 470 apud SEDonline 340); weheb (LGz. 609) | LS 140; SEDonline 340; LGz. 609 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | y-h-b: cf. ia-a-ab-el (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 346) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 346 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /w-h-b/: cf. names i-i-bù, i-ì-bu, i-ib-ma-lik (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 346) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 346 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wabi (LGz. 609) | LGz. 609 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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