# \*baṣ̂aʿ-: 'cut off' 1, 'impose a fine, tribute' 2

> Proto-Semitic *baṣ̂aʿ-, 'cut off' 1, 'impose a fine, tribute' 2: 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*baṣ̂aʿ- |
| Meaning | 'cut off' 1, 'impose a fine, tribute' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | bāṣaʿ (BDB 130; HALOT 147) | BDB 130; HALOT 147 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bṣʿ (HALOT 147; DULAT 238) | HALOT 147; DULAT 238 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | b-ṣ-ʿ 'cut, sever' (Dillmann 04202) | Dillmann 04202 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | bḍʿ (HALOT 147) (Sabaweb lemma 3918); Sab bḍʿ; hbḍʿ (Biella 52); bḍʿ 2 (SD 27; Biella 52) | HALOT 147; Sabaweb lemma 3918; Biella 52; SD 27 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | baḍʿa (HALOT 147) | HALOT 147 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic bṣʿ 2 (Krahmalkov 123) | Krahmalkov 123 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | bi-iṣ-ḫi, bi-iṣ-ḫu /biṣʿu/ 1 (Pentiuc 2001, 38–39) | Pentiuc 2001 38–39 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | bəṣaʕ (LGz. 88) | LGz. 88 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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