# \*ʾi-bar-at- ~ \*bar(bar)-: 'bone(s) of a foreleg/forearm; radius'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾi-bar-at- ~ *bar(bar)-, 'bone(s) of a foreleg/forearm; radius': reflexes in 9 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 | \*ʾi-bar-at- ~ \*bar(bar)- |
| Meaning | 'bone(s) of a foreleg/forearm; radius' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2601 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔibrat- \[Freytag 1 3\], \[Blachère 7-8\]; ʔirb- \[BK 1 23\] (metathetic); cf. wirb-, warb- \[BK 2 1516\] | Freytag 1 3; Blachère 7-8; BK 1 23; BK 2 1516 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | berbéroh \[LS 94\] | LS 94 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ibrētu (pl. t.) SB \[CAD i 5\], \[AHw 363\] | CAD i 5; AHw 363 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH bärrä, GOG SOD bǝrrä \[LGur 149\]; Cha. bänä, Eža bännä, Enn. Gye. bäñä, End. Msq. bäññä \[LGur. 149\]. | LGur 149; LGur. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. ʔēbär |  | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bǝrri \[K 875\] | K 875 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔebrā 'limb' \[Brock 3\] | Brock 3 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔēbārā, ʔēbərā \[Ja. 44\]; ʔbr \[DJPA 33b apud CAL\] | Ja. 44; DJPA 33b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕbra \[DM 341\] | DM 341 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Payne Smith 2 gives Syriac ʔebrā only as 'feather; wings, pinions', and CAL ʾbr cites Syriac only for wing and feather senses (see 1850); SED I cites Brock. 3 for both Syr. 'penna' (No. 1) and 'membrum' (No. 3).

## Linked from

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

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