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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/libb-

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 *lib (“heart”); cognate with Egyptian jb.[1]

Noun

*libb-

  1. heart

Descendants
  • East Semitic
    • Akkadian: 𒊮 (ŠÀ /libbu/)
    • Eblaite: 𒇷𒅤 (li-bù /libbu(m)/)
  • Central Semitic
  • South Semitic
    • Ethiopian
    • Old South Arabian:
      • Sabaean: 𐩡𐩨‎ (lb, “heart”) ; 𐩡𐩨𐩨‎ (lbb, “palm-heart”)
      • Minaean: 𐩡𐩨‎ (lb) ()

References
  1. 1995, Antonio Loprieno, Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction, →ISBN
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