*bar-: 'son'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*bar-
Meaning'son'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 10

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Mehribǝr (JM 54); bərt (Kogan 2011, 234)JM 54; Kogan 2011 234gloss withheld
Soqotribar (LS 95)LS 95
Harsusiber (JH 19)JH 19
East EthiopicZwy yīn brät (LGur 156)LGur 156gloss withheld
GurageMuh. yen brät (LGur 156)LGur 156gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaicbar (BDB 1085)BDB 1085
Phoenicianbr (n.m.) (T 54)T 54
Modern Aramaicbar (Maclean 37)Maclean 37
Jibbalibɛr (JJ 28); abs. ɛbrɛ́, cstr. bɛr (Rubin 2014 658)JJ 28; Rubin 2014 658
Amhariccf. yäʔayn brät (K 884)K 884gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab brw (SD 32; Sabaweb lemma 1981); Min brw (LM 24)SD 32; Sabaweb lemma 1981; LM 24gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicbar (Ja 188), bēr, bar (DJPA 97a apud CAL)Ja 188; DJPA 97a; CAL
AramaicDA, Sam, OAram OffAr, Nab, Palm, Hatra br (HJ 188-193); Sam bar (Tal 103)HJ 188-193; Tal 103
Syrian Aramaicbartā (Payne Smith 56); brā (Kogan 2011, 234)Payne Smith 56; Kogan 2011 234gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaicbraʾ (T 54)T 54

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Notes

Hebrew bar (KB deutsch 146) is a loan from Aramaic. Common MSA *brw 'to give birth' (Mhr. bərō, Jib. bíri, Soq. bére) is inseparable from these nouns (Kogan 2011, 228). Kogan 2015 (ch. 2 §4.2 no. 12) derives Mhr. bər, Jib. bɛr and Soq. bɛr instead from PWS *bin- (9).

Updated 22 October 2026

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