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Root ʾ-b

Ugaritic ↔ Imperial Aramaic

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

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎀-𐎁
  • 𐎀𐎁ảbnoun
    father
  • 𐎛𐎁ỉbnoun
    enemy

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: ʾ-b
  • אַבʾaḇnoun• tg. Onk. Gen 17:5
    absolute form of אַבָּא (ʾabbā)
  • אָבʾāvname• tg. Onk. Gen 17:5
    August
Canonical root family: ʾ-b