# \*bVhā/īn-, \*ʾV-bhān-: 'thumb, big toe'

> Proto-Semitic *bVhā/īn-, *ʾV-bhān-, 'thumb, big toe': reflexes in 7 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 | \*bVhā/īn-, \*ʾV-bhān- |
| Meaning | 'thumb, big toe' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2019 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔibhām- 'thumb, toe' \[BK 1 174\] | BK 1 174 |  |
| Mehri | QISHN hābḗn \[SSL 2 219\]. | SSL 2 219 |  |
| Akkadian | ubānu, upānu OB on \[AHw 1398\]. | AHw 1398 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥābēn \[JH 55\] | JH 55 |  |
| Eblaitic | ba-ʔà-núm/nu(-um) /bahānum/ \[Kr 18; Bl E No. 17\] | Kr 18 |  |
| Modern Arabic | DAṮ banām \[GD 212\] | GD 212 |  |
| Hebrew | bōhän; bǝhōnōt (HALOT 111, 112). | HALOT 111, 112 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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