*biŝr-/*baŝar- {} *biĉr-/*baĉar-: 'flesh, (human) body'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *biŝr-/*baŝar- {} *biĉr-/*baĉar- |
| Meaning | 'flesh, (human) body' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2023 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bašar- 'outer skin (in man), epidermis; man, humankind' [BK 1 129]; cf. also bašār-at- 'beauty of form, of the body' [ibid. 129] | BK 1 129; BK 129 | |
| Mehri | bǝŝǝrēt [JM 56] | JM 56 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | bišru [CAD b 270], [AHw 131] | CAD b 270; AHw 131 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bisra [DM 62] | DM 62 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bšr [DULAT 241] | DULAT 241 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | bäsär [LGur 159] (without quoting individual dialects) | LGur 159 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL besra [Berg 15] MLH besro [J Mlah 170] HRT besra [J Hert 183] NASS bịsrɔ, busra [Tser 031] MMND besrā [M MND 503, 511] GZR písṛa [Nak 82] IRAN bᵉsrâ [Pen 65] | Berg 15; J Mlah 170; J Hert 183; Tser 031; M MND 503, 511; Nak 82; Pen 65 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bǝŝǝrɛ́t [JJ 30] | JJ 30 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bāŝār (HALOT 164) | HALOT 164 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB bs2r [SD 33; Sabaweb lemma 3984]; MIN bs2r (LM 24 apud SED I 39) | SD 33; Sabaweb lemma 3984; LM 24; SED I 39 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bǝsar, bisrā [Ja 199], [DJPA 115b apud CAL] | Ja 199; DJPA 115b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bäsär [LHar 47] | LHar 47 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | besrā 'flesh' [Brock 82] | Brock 82 | |
| Gafat | bäsärä [LGaf 191] | LGaf 191 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OFF bšr [HJ 204]; DEM bsr (HJ 1254 apud SED I 38) | HJ 204; HJ 1254; SED I 38 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | bǝŝar 'flesh' (BDB 1085) | BDB 1085 | |
| Punic | bšr, bšʿr, bšʾr (T 57); bšr [HJ 204] | T 57; HJ 204 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026