ש־א־ב

Hebrew

Etymology

Found in Aramaic as well and cognate with Arabic س ء ب (s ʔ b), illustrating the spontaneous sound change of /ʃ/ > /s/ as it is found in Arabic.

Root

שׁ־א־ב • (sh-'-v)

  1. Forming words pertaining to drawing water.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־א־ב (0 c, 3 e)
Verbal derivatives
Binyan Verb
Pa'al שָׁאַב (sha'áv)
Nif'al נִשְׁאַב (nish'áv)
Pi'el שיאב / שֵׁאֵב (she'év)
Pu'al
Hif'il
Huf'al
Hitpa'el
Nominal derivatives

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