# \*ba/u(ʾ)ba/u(ʾ)-: 'pupil of the eye'

> Proto-Semitic *ba/u(ʾ)ba/u(ʾ)-, 'pupil of the eye': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ba/u(ʾ)ba/u(ʾ)- |
| Meaning | 'pupil of the eye' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2016 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

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

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