x̣lb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root x̣lb: galbanum, mahaleb.

x̣lb

Common Semitic noun *x̣alab-, milk.

1. galbanum, from Greek khalbanē, of Northwest Semitic origin (compare Hebrew ḥelbənâ, Aramaic ḥelbānitā, galbanum, from *ḥalab, milk).
2. mahaleb, from Arabic maḥlab, mahaleb, from ḥalaba, to milk.

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