# \*balVʕ/ɣ-: 'uvula; gullet, gorge'

> Proto-Semitic *balVʕ/ɣ-, 'uvula; gullet, gorge': reflexes in 7 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 | \*balVʕ/ɣ- |
| Meaning | 'uvula; gullet, gorge' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 72 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bulʕum- 'oesophagus, swallowing passage' \[BK 1 161\]; cf. also ʔa-blaɣ- 'long (said of the neck, of a long neck)' \[ibid. 162\]. | BK 1 161; BK 162 |  |
| Mehri | tǝbǝlōt \[JM 399\] | JM 399 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | bálḥam \[LS 88\]; QALAN.-V téblɛɣɔh \[SSL 4 94\]; QADHUB tǝ́blaɣah \[SSL LS 1454\] | LS 88; SSL 4 94; SSL LS 1454 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | balʕuma \[DM 48\]. | DM 48 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | tɔbźɔʕɔ́t \[JJ 269\]; cf. mú-blɔɣ \[ibid. 26\] | JJ 269; JJ 26 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bālaʕtā 'throat' \[Brock 77\] | Brock 77 |  |
| Harsusi | tebelōt (SED I 35) | SED I 35 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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