| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | hb. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic noun * ahab-, gold. dahabeah, from Arabic ahab ya, the Golden One (name of the gilded barge of the Muslim rulers of Egypt), from ahab, gold. |
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