Proto-Lezghian: *s:äm:a
Meaning: gall
Lezghian: seb
Tabasaran: seb
Agul: seb
Rutul: seb (Shin.)
Archi: s:am
Comment: Cf. Lezg. pl. sep:-erar, Lezg. Khl. seb (sep:-erar) "abuse", Tab. Kand. sib 'gall', Düb. s:iw 'gall bladder', Ag. Bursh. sew (probably a misspelling instead of *s:ew); Rut. säb 'gall secreted while vomiting'. 3d class in Rut. and Arch.; obl. base *s:äm:ä- (cf. Ag. sebi-, Rut. sä́bä-).
