# \*ṯ̣aby(-at)-: 'gazelle'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣aby(-at)-, 'gazelle': reflexes in 13 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>) › [ẓ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/za/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯ̣aby(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'gazelle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2418 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏ̣aby- 'gazelle (male or female)', ḏ̣abyat- 'female gazelle; cow, ewe' \[BK 2 132\], \[Fr. III 86\], \[Lane 1908\], \[LA XV 23\] | BK 2 132; Fr. III 86; Lane 1908; LA XV 23 |  |
| Akkadian | ṣabītu OB on \[CAD ṣ 42\], \[AHw. 1071\] | CAD ṣ 42; AHw. 1071 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | za-ba-a-tum /ẓabaytum/ = DÀRA.MAS̆.DÀ \[MEE 4 1191\] | MEE 4 1191 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṭabia \[DM 173\]. | DM 173 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṯ̣by \[DULAT 986\] | DULAT 986 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṣǝbī (HALOT 998), ṣǝbiyyā (ibid.); pB. ṣǝbī, ṣǝbiyyā \[Ja. 1258\] | HALOT 998; Ja. 1258 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ṣby \[SD 141; Sabaweb lemma 5175\]. Hdr. ṣby (Ja 949/2) \[Sima 168\] | SD 141; Sabaweb lemma 5175; Ja 949/2; Sima 168 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṭabyā \[Ja. 516\], \[Levy WT I 293\], \[Levy WTM II 134\], ṭby det. ṭbyyh \[DJPA 220a apud CAL\], ṭbyyh, det. ṭbyth \[DJPA 220a apud CAL\]. Sam. ṭby \[Tal 302\]. | Ja. 516; Levy WT I 293; Levy WTM II 134; DJPA 220a; CAL; Tal 302 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭabyā, ṭǝbītā 'dorcas gazelle' \[Brock. 266\], \[PS 1425\]. | Brock. 266; PS 1425 |  |
| Aramaic | Anc. ṣby \[HJ 958\] | HJ 958 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. ṭôyâ, ṭwitâ, NAssyr. ṭōya, Tlk. ṭōya (SED II 311) | SED II 311 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ẓby (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 143) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 143 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṯ̣abiy, ṯ̣abiyat: cf. za-bu-um, za-bi-ia-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 332) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 332 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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