# \*bzḫ: 'to abound, be abundant, become more'

> Proto-Semitic *bzḫ, 'to abound, be abundant, become more': reflexes in 8 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 | \*bzḫ |
| Meaning | 'to abound, be abundant, become more' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3154 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | bǝzuḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Wol. bēzzä, bǝžži | LGur 168 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bǝzuḫ (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bǝzu (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bäǯīḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bǝzuḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Gog bǝžä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bḏḫ, buḏāḫiyy-, bayḏaḫ- (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 52 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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