# \*bur-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *bur-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 2 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 | \*bur- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2366 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | \*bŭ̄rtu (in burt/di šamh̊at) SB \[CAD b 333\], būrta/i šam/nh̊at \[AHw. 141\] | CAD b 333; AHw. 141 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Muh. burä, Cha. Gyt. bura, Eža bʷǝra, Enm. bũra \[LGur. 150, 729\], Eža bǝre, Cha. bre \[ibid. 150\]. | LGur. 150, 729; LGur. 150 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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