lb

lb^ɔ

Definition: Common Semitic noun *lab^ɔ-, *labī^ɔ-, lion. Leo, leonine, lev, lion; chameleon, codling, dandelion, Leo Minor, leopard, from Greek leōn, from a Semitic source akin to Akkadian lābu, lab^ɔu, labbu, Ugaritic lb^ɔ, Hebrew lābî^ɔ, lion, and Arabic feminine lab(u)^ɔa, labwa, lioness; compare also Egyptian rw, Coptic laboi, lion(ess).