Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šabʕ-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *sṗɣ (“seven”); cf. Compare with Egyptian sfḫw and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴰ (sa).

Numeral

**Proto-Semitic cardinal numbers**
< 6	7	8 >
Cardinal : *šabʕ-

*šbʿ-

seven

Descendants

Akkadian: 𒐌 (sebē [IMIN])
Amharic: ሰባት (säbat)
Aramaic:
Hebrew: שבעא‎ m (šabʿā), שבע‎ f (šbaʿ)

Syriac: ܫܲܒܥܵܐ‎ m (šabʿā), ܫܒܲܥ‎ f (šbaʿ)

Western Neo-Aramaic: ܫܒܥܐ‎‎ m (šobʿa), ܐܫܒܥ‎‎ f (ʾešbaʿ)
Arabic: سَبْعَة‎ (sabʿa)
- Egyptian Arabic: سبعة‎ (sabʿa)
- Maltese: sebgħa
- Moroccan Arabic: سبعة‎ (sebʕa, sabʕa)
Ge'ez: ሰብዐቱ m (säbʿätu), ሰብዑ f (säbʿu) (numeral: ፯ (7))
Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה‎ (šiḇʿā), שֶׁבַע‎‎ (šeḇaʿ)
Tigre: ሰቡዕ (säbuʿ) (numeral: ፯ (7))
Tigrinya: ሸውዓተ (ti) (šäwʿatä) (numeral: ፯ (7))
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎁𐎓𐎚 (šbʿt)

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