# \*(ʾi-)bar-: 'ox, bull, calf'

> Proto-Semitic *(ʾi-)bar-, 'ox, bull, calf': reflexes in 11 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 | \*(ʾi-)bar- |
| Meaning | 'ox, bull, calf' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1968 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | hǝ-bɛ̄r \[JM 41\] | JM 41 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | būru (pūru) OB on \[CAD b 340\], \[AHw 141\], burtu (purtu) OB on \[CAD b 334\], \[AHw 141\] | CAD b 340; AHw 141; CAD b 334 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥe-byār \[JH 14\] | JH 14 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bara \[LH 274\] | LH 274 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | cf. ibr; syllabic /ʔa/ib(b)īru/ in personal names (DULAT 11) | DULAT 11 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol. barä, Zwy. būrä \[LGur. 150\] | LGur. 150 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. bora, Gye. bawra, End. bawrä, Enn. bawǝra \[LGur. 150\], Muh. bäre \[ibid. 149\] | LGur. 150; LGur. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Yem. bārah \[Piamenta 44\] | Piamenta 44 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔabbīr (HALOT 6) | HALOT 6 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bare \[K 874\] | K 874 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bāra \[LHar 44\] (also baʔara \[ibid. 39\]) | LHar 44; LHar 39 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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