d b q
32 lemmas · 7 languages
soundAll three consonants are regularT 1Kgs.11.2
Themes:glue·6adhere·4cleave·3adhesive·3once·3
POS shape:noun·19verb·7adj·6
This root is attested across 7 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*d-b-qProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewדֶּבֶקד ב ק— glue
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicדבקד ב ק— to cleave, to adhere
Syriacܕܒܩܐܕ ܒ ܩ— glue, birdlime, solder
Assyrian NAܕܵܒ݂ܹܩܕ ܒ ܩ— to hold
Arabic
Arabicدَبِقَد ب ق— to stick, to stay attached, to adhere, to cleave
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezዴቤቅደ በ ቀ— fort, fortress
Amharicድብቅደ በ ቀ— secret
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 1 lemma- to cleave, to adhereCognate with Hebrew דָּבַק (davák/dāḇaq) and Arabic دَبِقَ (dabiqa).
Classical Syriac
syc · 4 lemmas- glue, birdlime, solderFrom the root ܕ ܒ ܩ related to adhering. Compare Arabic دِبْق (dibq) and Hebrew דֶּבֶק (déḇeq).
- adhesive, connected, attached, contiguous, cleaving, followingFrom the root ܕ ܒ ܩ related to adhering; compare Hebrew דָּבִיק (dāḇîq), דָּבוּק (dāḇûq). The sense of "intransitive" is a calque of Arabic لَازِم (lāzim) while the sense of "conjunctive noun" is a calque of Arabic مَوْصُول (mawṣūl).
- adherent, followerFrom the root ܕ ܒ ܩ related to adhering; compare Hebrew דָּבִיק (dāḇîq), דָּבוּק (dāḇûq). The sense of "intransitive" is a calque of Arabic لَازِم (lāzim) while the sense of "conjunctive noun" is a calque of Arabic مَوْصُول (mawṣūl).
- joint, connectionFrom the root ܕ ܒ ܩ, related to adhering.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 8 lemmas- to holdCompare Arabic دَبِقَ (dabiqa) and Hebrew דָּבַק (davák).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedܡܕܲܒܸܩmdabbiq
- glue, adhesiveOf the noun pattern 1i23ā, Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic دِبْق (dibq) and Hebrew דֶּבֶק (dévek).
- holdingVerbal noun of ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq).
- to adhere, to cleave, to attachCausitive stem of the verb ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq); compare Arabic دَبَّقَ (dabbaqa) and Hebrew הִדְבִּיק (hidbík).
- held, grabbed, seizedPassive participle of ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq, “to hold; to seize, apprehend”); cognate to Hebrew דָּבוּק (davúk, “stuck”)
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂dḇīqāˀīṯ
- derivedܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐdḇīqūṯā
- cursive, written togetherLearned borrowing from Classical Syriac of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā; compare Hebrew דָּבִיק (davíq), with the sense of “intransitive” a semantic loan from Arabic لَازِم (lāzim) while the sense of “conjunctive” a semantic loan from Arabic مَوْصُول (mawṣūl).
- grip, holdInstance noun of ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq, “to hold”).
▸ 2 derivations
- derivedܕܒ݂ܵܩܬܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐdḇāqtā dnafšā
- derivedܕܒ݂ܵܩܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܥܵܐdḇāqtā dmarˁā
- joint, connection, seamVerbal noun of ܡܕܲܒܸܩ (mdabbiq, “to adhere; to stick, glue”).
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- glueCompare Arabic دِبْق (dibq, “birdlime”) and دَبِقَ (dabiqa, “to stick, adhere, cleave, cling”); also Classical Syriac ܕܘܒܩܐ (dubbāqā, “birdlime”) (from ܕܒܩ (dbaq, “to stick”)).
- to cling, stick, adhere, attachCompare Arabic دِبْق (dibq, “birdlime”) and دَبِقَ (dabiqa, “to stick, adhere, cleave, cling”); also Classical Syriac ܕܘܒܩܐ (dubbāqā, “birdlime”) (from ܕܒܩ (dbaq, “to stick”)).
- sticky
- perseverance
- to glue, affix
- Infection, transmission: an occurrence of a person becoming infected with a disease.Action noun of the verb הִדְבִּיק (hidbík), from the root ד־ב־ק.
- sticker
- contact glue
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- to stick, to stay attached, to adhere, to cleaveCognate to Hebrew דבק (daváq)
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedدِبْقِيّdibqiyy
- to catch with lime (دِبْق (dibq))Cognate to Hebrew דבק (daváq)
- verbal noun of دَبِقَ (dabiqa) (form I)Cognate to Hebrew דבק (daváq)
- glue, limeCognate to Hebrew דבק (daváq)
- sticky, cleaving, adhesive, gooeyCognate to Hebrew דבק (daváq)
- glialدِبْق (dibq, “glue, goo”) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root د ب ق (d b q).
- Dittrichia viscosa once Inula viscosa now better known as طَيُّون (ṭayyūn); also given for Dittrichia graveolens once Inula graveolens and Pentanema conyzae once Inula conyzaeThe form and vowel variation suggests a borrowing from Aramaic, only attested in Classical Syriac ܕܘܒܩܐ (dubbāqā) without any similar plant meaning, from the root akin to the Arabic د ب ق (d b q).
- polar bearFrom دُبّ (dubb) + قُطْبِيّ (quṭbiyy), literally “polar bear”.
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- fort, fortressThe etymology of this word is not given in any lexicon. Perhaps derived from Ge'ez ደበቀ (däbäḳä, “ambush, conceal, hide”).
Amharic
am · 2 lemmas- secret
- confusion