# \*baʕr-: 'lamb'

> Proto-Semitic *baʕr-, 'lamb': reflexes in 2 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 | \*baʕr- |
| Meaning | 'lamb' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1970 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baʕr- 'lamb or kid that is thrown into the wolf-pit to lure it there' \[BK 1 142\], \[Fr. I 136\] | BK 1 142; Fr. I 136 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bara \[DM 50\] | DM 50 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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