Number: 169
Proto-Semitic: *ṣ̂abb-
Meaning: kind of lizard
Hebrew: ṣāb 'thorn-tailed lizard' [KB 994], pB. 'a species of lizard' [Ja. 1257]. Only in the dietary prohibition of Lv. 11.29.
Judaic Aramaic: ṣabbā, ṣābā 'a species of lizard' [Ja. 1257]. Since ṣ- is irregular, a Hebraism is not unlikely.
Syrian Aramaic: ʕabbā 'garum, lacerta caudiverbera' [Brock. 503], [PS 2763].
Arabic: ḍabb- 'lézard, part. lézard d'Afrique (qui certains peuplades mangent)', ḍabb-at- 'lézard femelle', ḍabīb-at- 'lézard d'Afrique' [BK 2 3], [LA I 538].
Mehri: ẑǝbbīt '(female) monitor lizard' [JM 472].
Jibbali: ẑ_ɔb (pl. z_̂ēt) id. [JJ 322].
Harsusi: ẑebbēt id. [JH 151].
Notes: [KB 994]: Hbr., Arm., Arb.; [Brock. 503]: Syr., Arb.
