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*ˀVbb- - sprout, shoot, flower, fruit
(Kogan 2011: 201; Kogan 2012: 256, n. 96)
a derivation of Akkadian inbu from this root cannot be theoretically ruled out
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Ugaritic
ˀib
- fruit, bud, flower
(DUL 4)
Hebrew
ˀēb
- shoot, sprout
(HALOT 2)
Hebrew
ˀābīb
- ears of corn
(HALOT 4)
Syriac
ˀebbā
- fruit
(LSyr. 1, SL 1)
Arabic
ˀabb-
- vegetation, herbage
(Lane 3)
Amharic
abäba
- flower
(AED 1197)
for the etymology of this word and similar Gurage forms see EDG 6, Appleyard 1977: 39