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Root k-t-b

Ugaritic ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —𐎋-𐎚-𐎁↔ k-t-b. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Ugaritic

ug
root: 𐎋-𐎚-𐎁
  • 𐎋𐎚𐎁ktbverb
    to write
  • 𐎋𐎚𐎁ktbnoun
    document
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Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: k-t-b
  • כְּתַבkəṯaḇverb• tg. Onk. Exod 17:14
    to write
  • כתבאnoun• tg. Jer. Gen 30:22
    writing, scripture, book
  • כתבתאnoun• tg. Onk. Exod 32:32
    handwriting
  • כתבונאnoun
    booklet, pamphlet
Canonical root family: k-t-b