*bary-: 'see, examine' 1, 'to divine; diviner, divination' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*bary-
Meaning	'see, examine' 1, 'to divine; diviner, divination' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2715

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	barû 1 (HSED 222); bārītu 2 (CAD B 112); bārūtu 2 (CAD B 131)	HSED 222; CAD B 112; CAD B 131	gloss withheld
Punic	brʾ 2 (T 55)	T 55	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	brt 2 (DULAT 238)	DULAT 238	gloss withheld
Arabic	bry [-i-] 1 (HSED 222)	HSED 222
Jibbali	ebrer 1 (HSED 222)	HSED 222
Eblaitic	1st sg. ab-rí-a-ḫu 1 (Krebernik 1988, 46 n. 4, 52); ba-la-um /barāyum/ 1 (= Sum. igi-gar) (VE 145; Bonechi 2008, 12)	Krebernik 1988, 46 n. 4, 52; VE 145; Bonechi 2008, 12	gloss withheld

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Notes

HSED 222 reconstructs Sem *bVr- 'see, examine'.

Updated 4 November 2026

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