# \*buṭm(-at)- 'terebinth, pistachio'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: terebinth, pistachio
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/b/3201_terebinth_pistachio.md

## In Linear A

- [\*188](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*188/index.md>) (buṭnu): commodity ideogram, a Pistacia/terebinth product (resin, mastic or nuts)
- [\*188-\*308](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*188-*308/index.md>) (buṭnu šamni): terebinth oil, the Pistacia product \*188 with \*308 'pressed oil'
- [PA₃-\*188](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA~E2~82~83-*188/index.md>) (bu-buṭnu): terebinth (PA₃ a phonetic complement for the b-onset)

## 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.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: buṭnu (CAD B 358; Kogan 2011, 202); buṭuttu A, buṭumtu, buṭnatu (CAD B 359; Kogan 2011, 202) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: bù-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)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: boṭnīm (Kogan 2011, 202); *boṭnâ, pl. boṭnîm (HALOT 121) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: JPA bwṭnh, boṭmā (Kogan 2011, 202)
- Syrian Aramaic: beṭmtā (Kogan 2011, 202)
- Ugaritic: bṭm (DULAT 249) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: buṭm- (Kogan 2011, 202)

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