# \*bhm: 'mute, dumb; deaf' 1, 'cattle' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bhm, 'mute, dumb; deaf' 1, 'cattle' 2: 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bhm |
| Meaning | 'mute, dumb; deaf' 1, 'cattle' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2250 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔabham- 'that does not know how or cannot speak' 1 \[BK 1 174\], bahīm- 'deaf' 1 \[ibid.\]. | BK 1 174 |  |
| Tigre | bähamä 1 \[LH 267\] | LH 267 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bǝhma 1 \[LGz 89\] | LGz 89 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bähamä 'to become mute' 1 \[Bass 303\]. | Bass 303 |  |
| Hebrew | bəhemā 2 (LGz. 89–90) | LGz. 89–90 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bhm 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 27) | Al-Jallad 2026 27 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bhmt 2 (DULAT 216) | DULAT 216 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.