*bVšVy-: 'be, exist, be available'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	bašû from OAkk. on (CAD B 144; AHw 112)	CAD B 144; AHw 112
Phoenician	bšy
Amorite	bśj: jabaśśī (Gelb AS 21, 17); b-s₁-y: ia-ba-si-ᵈda-gan (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 128)	Gelb AS 21 17; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 128	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	/bās₁īt/: name ba-si-da (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 129); ba-ša-um = Sum. an-ĝál (VE 991; Civil 2017, 119)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 129; VE 991; Civil 2017, 119	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026