# \*baṣal-: 'onion'

> Proto-Semitic *baṣal-, 'onion': reflexes in 10 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 | \*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; &lt; Ar).

## Linked from

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

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