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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/šabʕ-
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Proto-Semitic
Etymology
From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *sṗɣ (“seven”); cf. Compare with Egyptian sfḫw and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴰ (sa).
Numeral
| < 6 | 7 | 8 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : *šabʕ- | ||
*šbʿ-
- seven
Descendants
- Akkadian: 𒐌 (sebē [IMIN])
- Amharic: ሰባት (säbat)
- Aramaic:
- Hebrew: שבעא m (šabʿā), שבע f (šbaʿ)
- Syriac: ܫܲܒܥܵܐ m (šabʿā), ܫܒܲܥ f (šbaʿ)
- Western Neo-Aramaic: ܫܒܥܐ m (šobʿa), ܐܫܒܥ f (ʾešbaʿ)
- Arabic: سَبْعَة (sabʿa)
- Egyptian Arabic: سبعة (sabʿa)
- Maltese: sebgħa
- Moroccan Arabic: سبعة (sebʕa, sabʕa)
- Ge'ez: ሰብዐቱ m (säbʿätu), ሰብዑ f (säbʿu) (numeral: ፯ (7))
- Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה (šiḇʿā), שֶׁבַע (šeḇaʿ)
- Tigre: ሰቡዕ (säbuʿ) (numeral: ፯ (7))
- Tigrinya: ሸውዓተ (ti) (šäwʿatä) (numeral: ፯ (7))
- Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎁𐎓𐎚 (šbʿt)