ገብገብ

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

  • ገብገቦ (gäbgäbo), ገበገቦ (gäbägäbo), ግብጋቦ (gəbgabo), ገብጋቦ (gäbgabo)

Etymology

Unknown. Has been connected to Arabic و ق ب (w q b) and و ه ب (w h b); perhaps derived from the root of ጋብአ (gabʾä, “to turn, to return; to come back; to enter”) whence also ግብእ (gəbʾ, “cave”), and غُبّ (ḡubb, “bosom of the sea, gulf; depressed terrain”) is also comparable. Passed into Arabic غَبْغَب (ḡabḡab, “a sacrificial stone whither one went for sacrifice”) from probably Old South Arabian.

Noun

ገብገብ • (gäbgäb)

  1. entrance room, vestibule, atrium

References

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