# \*wʕb: 'completion of job'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *wʕb, 'completion of job': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*wʕb |
| Meaning | 'completion of job' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waʕaba; istawʕaba (Tāj 4:350); wʕb (BK 2 1565) | Tāj 4:350; BK 2 1565 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wʿb (SD 154, 155; Biella 134; Sabaweb lemma 5335) | SD 154, 155; Biella 134; Sabaweb lemma 5335 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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