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Root z-r-b

Classical Syriac Ge'ez

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

Classical Syriac

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

Ge'ez

gez
root: z-r-b
  • ዘርቤዶzärbedonoun
    guinea fowl
Canonical root family: z-r-b