*√ṬW/YB “good”

Semitic *√ṬW/YB “good” appears in

Akkadian

  • ṭābu “good”

Ugaritic

  • ṭābu 𐎉𐎁“good

Hebrew

  • ṭōḇ טוֹב “good”

mazal tov “good sign”, shana tova “happy year”, layla tov “good night”

Arabic

  • ṭāba طاب “to be good
  • ṭayyib طَيِّب “good”

layla tayyiba, name Tayyeb

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