# \*bVšVy-: 'be, exist, be available'

> Proto-Semitic *bVšVy-, 'be, exist, be available': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVšVy- |
| Meaning | 'be, exist, be available' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 12 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

- [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>)

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