# \*bVʕVr-: 'cattle; camels'

> Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr-, 'cattle; camels': reflexes in 15 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 | \*bVʕVr- |
| Meaning | 'cattle; camels' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1969 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baʕīr- \[BK 1 142\], \[Fr. I 136\], \[Lane 226-7\] (also, cf. \[Blachère 714\], \[TA X 218\]), \[LA IV 71\] | BK 1 142; Fr. I 136; Lane 226-7; Blachère 714; TA X 218; LA IV 71 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | bīru MB on \[CAD b 266\], \[AHw 130\] | CAD b 266; AHw 130 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bǝʕrāy \[LH 292\]. | LH 292 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amm. bʕr \[HJ 185\] | HJ 185 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bira \[DM 62\], biariata, var. of biriata \[ibid. 59\] | DM 62; DM 59 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bǝʕǝr, bǝʕ(ǝ)rā, bǝʕ(ǝ)rāy, bǝʕ(ǝ)rāwi \[LGz. 84\] | LGz. 84 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bǝʕīr (HALOT 142) | HALOT 142 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. bʕr \[SD 26; Sabaweb lemma 1463\] // Min. bʕr \[LM 19\] // Hdr. bʕr \[Sima 37\] | SD 26; Sabaweb lemma 1463; LM 19; Sima 37 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bǝʕīr(ā) \[Ja. 182\], \[Levy WT I 107\], \[Levy WTM I 250\], bǝʕīr \[DJPA 109a apud CAL\] | Ja. 182; Levy WT I 107; Levy WTM I 250; DJPA 109a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bǝʕīrā 'beast, draft animal' \[Brock. 85\], 'livestock; draft animal, horse' \[PS 566\] | Brock. 85; PS 566 |  |
| Tigrinya | bǝʕray 'ox' \[Bass. 333\] | Bass. 333 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. bʕîrâ, NAssyr. bị̄ra (SED II 73) | SED II 73 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | bara, bäˁara, baˀra (Leslau 1997:195, AAD 209 apud SEDonline 590) | Leslau 1997:195, AAD 209; SEDonline 590 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bʿr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58); bʿrt; Thamudic bʿr (Al-Jallad 2026, 25); Safaitic bʿyr (Al-Jallad 2026, 26) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58; Al-Jallad 2026 25; Al-Jallad 2026 26 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | baʿīr: ba-i-rum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 109) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 109 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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