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Root s-b-ʾ

Arabic ↔ Old South Arabian

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —s-b-ʾ↔ 𐩪-𐩨-𐩱. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Arabic

ar
root: s-b-ʾ
  • سَابِيَائِيّsābiyāʔiyyadj
    amniotic, related to the fetal membrane
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Old South Arabian

osa
root: 𐩪-𐩨-𐩱
  • 𐩪𐩨𐩱proper noun
    Saba
  • 𐩪𐩨𐩱𐩺proper noun
    Sabaean
Canonical root family: s-b-ʾ