# \*birkat-: 'cistern'

> Proto-Semitic *birkat-, 'cistern': 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 | \*birkat- |
| Meaning | 'cistern' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | birkat (Lane 194; HALOT 161) | Lane 194; HALOT 161 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | brkt/y (DULAT 235) | DULAT 235 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | brkt (SD 31; Sabaweb lemma 3968) | SD 31; Sabaweb lemma 3968 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bərēkā (HALOT 161 apud SEDonline 1766) | HALOT 161; SEDonline 1766 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | bi-ri-ka-ti, bi-ri-kà-ti /birrikātu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 40–41) | Pentiuc 2001 40–41 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL bi₄=-r=ka=ta, b=-r=ka=ta /\*birkáta, barkáta/ (Hoch 106–107) | Hoch 106–107 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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