# \*baḳʷal-: 'plant, vegetation'

> Proto-Semitic *baḳʷal-, 'plant, vegetation': reflexes in 22 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 | \*baḳʷal- |
| Meaning | 'plant, vegetation' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3134 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harsusi | beḳelēt |  | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bql (SD 30; Biella 53; Sabaweb lemma 1943); Qat. bql (Ricks 1982 s.v. bql) | SD 30; Biella 53; Sabaweb lemma 1943; Ricks 1982 s.v. bql | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | baqālu (CAD B 97) | CAD B 97 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | bù-ḳù-lu (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 |  |
| Ugaritic | bḳl (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | buḳḳālā (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | baql- (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baḳʷl (Kogan 2011, 203); baqalt; baqʷəlt (LGz. 101) | Kogan 2011 203; LGz. 101 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bəḳəl (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bēḳəl (Kogan 2011, 203); baglāt (LGz. 101) | Kogan 2011 203; LGz. 101 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bɛ́ḳəl (Kogan 2011, 203) | Kogan 2011 203 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bql (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61); bql (Al-Jallad 2026, 29) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61; Al-Jallad 2026 29 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Ezha Gye. bəḳər, End. Enn. bəˀər, Muh. bəḳi, Msq. Sod. bəḳəl, Gog. bəˀəl (EDG 147 apud SEDonline 434); Cha. buḳäya, Ezha Muh. buḳe, Ezha buḳḳəya, End. buḳayyä, Enn. buḳaya, Msq. Gog. buḳayya, Sod. buḳḳayya (EDG 147 apud SEDonline 434) | EDG 147; SEDonline 434 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. bəḳəl (EDG 147 apud SEDonline 434); Sel. abaḳālo, buḳḳāyto, Wol. buḳayya, Zwy. bəḳāya (EDG 147 apud SEDonline 434) | EDG 147; SEDonline 434 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bəḳəl (EDH 43 apud SEDonline 434) | EDH 43; SEDonline 434 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bəḳəl (AED 906 apud SEDonline 434); buḳayya (AED 908 apud SEDonline 434) | AED 906; SEDonline 434; AED 908 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bəḳḳʷal, bəḳʷli (TED 1147 apud SEDonline 434) | TED 1147; SEDonline 434 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. bḳl (DNWSI 186) | DNWSI 186 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | Yem. bagl (Biella 53) | Biella 53 |  |
| Argobba | bäqqäla (LGz. 100) | LGz. 100 |  |
| Amorite | biql: bi-iq-lam (ša GIŠ TAŠKARIN) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | biql: name bi-iq-la-ti (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 116 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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