Proto-Semitic root

*bss

‘to break, crumble’ 1, ‘to mix (meal) with clarified butter or olive oil’ 2

di Mino’s gloss: to crumble; to mix meal with oil

Record 4411 ↗ · Basis: kaphtor

In Linear A1 entry

PA₃-SI-*47basīsameal worked with oil or clarified butter (commodity)CandidateSemitic1

Reflexes1 language

Arabic1

  • Arabicbassa ‘to break, crumble’ 1, ‘to mix sawīq or flour with clarified butter or olive oil’ 2basīsa ‘meal so mixed’ 2 (Lane 201)
Linear A Lexicon