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Root z-r-b

Classical Syriac ↔ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —z-r-b↔ z-r-b. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: z-r-b
  • ܙܪܘܒܕzurubāḏnoun
    shampoo ginger, zerumbet (Zingiber zerumbet)
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

aii
root: z-r-b
  • ܙܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐzrīḇāadj
    compact, concentrated, crowded, dense
  • ܙܵܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐzārīḇtānoun
    rainstorm, deluge, torrential rain
Canonical root family: z-r-b