ʔbb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root ʔbb: Abib.

ʔbb

To blossom (?).

1.
a. Abib, from Hebrew ʔābîb, young barley, spring, a month name;;
b. Tel Aviv, from Hebrew tēl ʔābîb, barley tell (see tll)..
2. Addis Ababa, from Amharic addis abäba, new flower, from abäba, flower, from abbäbä, to blossom (addis, new; see ḥdṯ).


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