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*ˁankab(īṯ)- - spider (SED II No. 33)

Hebrew
ˁakkābīš - spider (HALOT 823)
Mandaic
ˁankabut - spider (MD 340)
Certainly an Arabism.
Arabic
ˁankab- - spider (male) (BK 2 390, Lane 2177)
pl. ˁikāb-, ˁukub-, ˁanākīb-
Arabic
ˁankabāˀ- - spider (female) (BK 2 390, Lane 2177)
Geez
ˀanākwǝˁ, ˀanākwāˁ - locust-like grasshoper, canker-worm (CDG 30)
May be related. Nakˁ according to LG 222
Geez
ˁakot (ˀakot) - small locust, dog-fly, wasp (CDG 60, LLA 787, LG 294)
Probably related without augmented -b-.
Tigre
ˁako - araignée (WTS 476)
Probably related to the present root without augmented -b-.
Tigre
ˁankäbot (pl. ˁanäkkǝb) - spider (WTS 474)
Certain an Arabism.
Tigrinya
ˁǝkkwät, ˁǝkkot - a kind of very poisonous wasp (TED 1901)
Probably related to the present root without augmented -b-.
Amharic
anko - young locust (AED 1223)
Probably related without augmented -b-.
Mehri
ˀānšɛ̄t - spider (ML 26)
Jibbali
ˁǝns̃yέt (pl. ˁonókub) - spider (JL 14)
Harsusi
ˀanšēt - spider (HL 9)