| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  bb. |
| DEFINITION: | To blossom (?). 1a. Abib, from Hebrew  bîb, young barley, spring, a month name; b. Tel Aviv, from Hebrew t l bîb, barley tell (see tll). 2. Addis Ababa, from Amharic addis abäba, new flower, from abäba, flower, from abbäbä, to blossom (addis, new; see  d ). |
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