Proto-Semitic root

*buṭm(-at)-

‘terebinth, pistachio’

di Mino’s gloss: terebinth, pistachio

Record 3201 ↗ · Basis: kaphtor

In Linear A3 entries

*188buṭnucommodity ideogram, a Pistacia/terebinth product (resin, mastic or nuts)ProbableSemitic28 *188-*308buṭnu šamniterebinth oil, the Pistacia product *188 with *308 'pressed oil'CandidateSemitic1 PA₃-*188bu-buṭnuterebinth (PA₃ a phonetic complement for the b-onset)CandidateSemitic1

Notes

PS *buṭm(-at)- ‘terebinth’ (Kogan 2011, 202); Geez bəṭm, buṭm are Arabisms (CDG 114 apud Kogan 2011, 202). HALOT 121 also lists Tgr. buṭm.

Reflexes7 languages

East Semitic2

Akkadianbuṭnu (CAD B 358; Kogan 2011, 202)buṭuttu A, buṭumtu, buṭnatu (CAD B 359; Kogan 2011, 202)gloss withheld
Eblaiticbù-ṭa-ma-tim (Kogan 2011, 202)a-ga-lu bù-da-ma-tim /buṭutt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 131)a-ga-lu bù-da-ma-tim = Sum. ninda-eš₂₂ (VE 32; Civil 2017, 123)gloss withheld

Northwest Semitic4

Hebrewboṭnīm (Kogan 2011, 202)*boṭnâ, pl. boṭnîm (HALOT 121)gloss withheld
Judaic AramaicJPA bwṭnh, boṭmā (Kogan 2011, 202)
Syrian Aramaicbeṭmtā (Kogan 2011, 202)
Ugariticbṭm (DULAT 249)gloss withheld

Arabic1

Arabicbuṭm- (Kogan 2011, 202)

† Gloss withheld: the cited dictionary’s licence is closed, so its form and page stand without its gloss.

Linear A Lexicon