# \*yarbVʕ-: 'kind of rodent'

> Proto-Semitic *yarbVʕ-, 'kind of rodent': 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yarbVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'kind of rodent' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2553 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | yarbūʕ- 'jerboa' \[BK 1 811\], \[LA VIII 111\], yurbūʕ- id. \[BK 2 1626\] (both forms in \[Fr. IV 517\], \[Lane 1020\]) | BK 1 811; LA VIII 111; BK 2 1626; Fr. IV 517; Lane 1020 |  |
| Akkadian | arrabu (arrabû, f. arrabtu) OB on \[CAD a2 302\], \[AHw. 70\] | CAD a2 302; AHw. 70 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-ra-bù-um, ar-ra-bù = NI.PÉS̆ \[MEE 4 873\] (Civil 2017, 126).; a-ra-bù(-um) /yarbuʿ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 376) | MEE 4 873; Civil 2017, 126; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 376 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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