# \*ʾa-bawr-: 'land designed for cultivation'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾa-bawr-, 'land designed for cultivation': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ʾa-bawr- |
| Meaning | 'land designed for cultivation' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1936 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bawr- 'land not yet fit to be sown; fallow land' (BK 1, 177) | BK 1, 177 |  |
| Akkadian | aburru OB on (CAD A/1 90; in AHw 9) | CAD A/1 90; AHw 9 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | būr- 'uncultivated land' (Brock. 63) | Brock. 63 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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