# \*zabul-: 'prince' 1, 'princely seat, exalted dwelling' 2

> Proto-Semitic *zabul-, 'prince' 1, 'princely seat, exalted dwelling' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zabul- |
| Meaning | 'prince' 1, 'princely seat, exalted dwelling' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | zbl 1: zbl bʿl ảrṣ (KTU 1.3 I 3; DULAT 982); zbl 2: kḥṯ zblhm (KTU 1.2 I 24; DULAT 982) | KTU 1.3 I 3; DULAT 982; KTU 1.2 I 24 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zᵉbul 2 (HALOT 263); zᵉbul personal name (HALOT 263) | HALOT 263 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | zbl 1 (DNWSI 303 apud DULAT 982); šmzbl, bʿlʾzbl personal names (HALOT 263) | DNWSI 303; DULAT 982; HALOT 263 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | Zubal, zubal(ān) personal names 1 (HALOT 263; Gelb AS 21, 35); Sub(b)ul 1: su-bu-lu-um; f. zu-bu-ul-tim (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 185) | HALOT 263; Gelb AS 21 35; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 185 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 263 joins Hebrew zᵉbul to Ug. zbl 'prince, princedom' and zbl ym 'prince of the sea'. HALOT 263 also gives a Hebrew verb zbl 'to raise', compared with Akk. zabālu 'to carry', which is 2827 \*sVbVl-; DULAT 982 zbl (III) 'invalid' is from the same Akkadian verb.

## Linked from

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

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