# \*bariḳ-: 'lightning' 1, 'shine (of lightning)' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bariḳ-, 'lightning' 1, 'shine (of lightning)' 2: reflexes in 22 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 | \*bariḳ- |
| Meaning | 'lightning' 1, 'shine (of lightning)' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1733 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | barq- 1 (Lane 190) | Lane 190 |  |
| Mehri | bōreq 1; barḳ 1 (Rubin 2018 823, 556) | Rubin 2018 823, 556 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | berqu, birqu 1; barāqu 2 (CAD B 103) | CAD B 103 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bärq 1 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | brq 1 |  |  |
| Geez | brq 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | bārāq 1 |  |  |
| Amharic | bärräqä 2 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | brq 1 (Biella 58; Sabaweb lemma 1498) (SD 31; Sabaweb lemma 1498) | Biella 58; Sabaweb lemma 1498; SD 31 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | barq- 1 (Payne Smith 56) | Payne Smith 56 |  |
| Tigrinya | bärqi 1 |  |  |
| Phoenician | brq (B 292) | B 292 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | BRQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. brq); brq (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 203) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. brq; DNWSI 203; Anderson–Moser 2024 root brq | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | brq 2 (HALOT 162) | HALOT 162 |  |
| Amorite | brq: jabruq, burq(ān)um, burqatum (Gelb AS 21, 17); burqān, yabruq (Buck 2019, 326); b-r-q 2: ia-ab-ru-qu-um, ia-ab-ru-uq-DINGIR, ia-ab-ru-uq-li-im; barq, burq: bur-qa-an, bu-ur-qa-an, bu-úr-ga-nu(-um) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 125) | Gelb AS 21 17; Buck 2019, 326; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 125 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bɛrḳ (Kogan 2011, 194) | Kogan 2011 194 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. Sod. bəraˀ, Muh. Msq. Sod. bəraḳ (EDG 155 apud SEDonline 543) | EDG 155; SEDonline 543 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. bərāḳ, Wol. bərāḳ, bərāˀ, Zwy. bərrəḳat (EDG 155 apud SEDonline 543) | EDG 155; SEDonline 543 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bərāḳ (EDH 46 apud SEDonline 543) | EDH 46; SEDonline 543 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | brq 2 (LGz. 106) | LGz. 106 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA brḳ (DJPA 115 apud SEDonline 1837); JBA brḳ (DJBA 247 apud SEDonline 1837) | DJPA 115; SEDonline 1837; DJBA 247 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /b-r-q/ 2: names ib-da-ra-ag, ib-da-ra-gú; /barq, burq/: name bar-ga-ì (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 125) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 125 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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