*ba/u(ʾ)ba/u(ʾ)-: 'pupil of the eye'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	buʔbuʔ- 'pupil, eye-pupil' (also in: buʔbuʔu-l-ʕayni) [BK 1 78]	BK 1 78
Hebrew	*bābā (in: bābat hā-ʕayin) (HALOT 107)	HALOT 107	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	bābītā, babtā [Ja 136]; bbh [DJPA 83b apud CAL]	Ja 136; DJPA 83b; CAL	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	bābǝtā 'pupil (of the eye); eye' [Brock 62]; also bābūnā 'pupil' [ibid.]	Brock 62

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Updated 22 October 2026