Proto-Lezghian: *ʔi(r)p:-
Meaning: sewn, to sew
Udi: eIb
Comment: Udi is the only Lezghian language that has preserved the old verbal root. All other languages reflect only derivates: a) PL *rap:/*räp: 'awl' (Lezg. rib, erg. rip:ini, Tab. rib, Ag. reb, Rut. rab, Tsakh. rab, Kryz. reb, Bud. räb, Arch. dab); b) PL *wurep:a (and, with metathesis, *ruwep:a > *rup:a) (Tab. rub, Ag. rub, Rut. rub, Tsakh. wība/wejba, Gelm. wɨjäba, Arch. dub- in dub-ʎas 'to sew'). Cf. Бокарев 1961,61; Лексика 1971,216,202; Гигинейшвили 1977, 76.
