# \*bayṣ̂-: 'egg'

> Proto-Semitic *bayṣ̂-, 'egg': reflexes in 6 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 | \*bayṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'egg' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 226 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bayḍ-at- 'egg' \[BK 1 184\]. | BK 1 184 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bita \[DM 64\] | DM 64 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL bēʕṯa \[Berg 10\] MLH biʕe (pl.) \[J Mlah 171\] HRT beʔta \[J Hert\] NASS bītä \[M MND 501\] MMND buyya \[M MND 501\] GZR bíʔta \[Nak 69\] AZR beta \[Garb 299\] IRAN \*bītā \[Pen 66\] | Berg 10; J Mlah 171; M MND 501; Nak 69; Garb 299; Pen 66 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bēṣā (HALOT 123) | HALOT 123 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bēʕā, bēʕătā \[Ja 164\]; byʕh, det. byʕth \[DJPA 96b apud CAL\] | Ja 164; DJPA 96b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bīʕtā 'egg; testicle; skull' \[Brock 69\] | Brock 69 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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