*baṣal-: 'onion'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*baṣal-
Meaning	'onion'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 1745

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	baṣal- (Lane 212)	Lane 212
Mehri	beṣāl (HSED 322)	HSED 322	gloss withheld
Harsusi	beṣel (HSED 322)	HSED 322	gloss withheld
Hebrew	bāṣāl (HALOT 147)	HALOT 147	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	bṣl (Sabaweb lemma 2946)	Sabaweb lemma 2946	gloss withheld
Aramaic	beṣl- (CAL s.v. bṣl)	CAL s.v. bṣl
Syrian Aramaic	beṣlā (HALOT 147; Payne Smith 52)	HALOT 147; Payne Smith 52
Soqotri	biṣle (HALOT 147)	HALOT 147
Phoenician	bṣl (T 53)	T 53	gloss withheld
Jibbali	béṣál (Kogan 2011, 203)	Kogan 2011 203	gloss withheld

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Notes

Geez baṣal 'onion' (CDG 111; < Ar).

Updated 22 October 2026

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