Root of the זבן zᵉban family (2 members).

To obtain, acquire, or gain (especially through purchase); the primary sense involves making a transaction to obtain something, typically through payment. In context, often denotes to buy, purchase, or acquire goods, possessions, or property.

Etymology Root: זבן. This Aramaic root carries the meaning 'to buy, purchase, acquire'. The verb form זְבַן derives directly from this root, expressing the act of acquiring through a transactional exchange, most commonly involving payment. It is related to the Hebrew root קנה (to acquire, buy), but develops independently in Aramaic as the standard word for purchase.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Kikongo zua to take, to receive -zu(a)-
Lingala zua to take, to get, to receive, to acquire zua
Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba) zua to take, to get, to accept -zua-
Luba-Katanga (Kiluba) zwa to take, to receive -zwa-
Teke zwa to take, to receive -zwa-
Yaka zua to take -zua-

Family members (1)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H2081 זְבִינָא Zevina unset

    A personal name, Zebina, attested as an individual in post-exilic Israelite contexts, likely bearing a meaning related t