# \*bVṭṭīḥ-: 'melon, watermelon'

> Proto-Semitic *bVṭṭīḥ-, 'melon, watermelon': reflexes in 2 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 | \*bVṭṭīḥ- |
| Meaning | 'melon, watermelon' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʔăbaṭṭīaḥ (pl. ʔăbaṭṭiḥîm) (HALOT 4) | HALOT 4 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | paṭīḥā 'a melon, pumpkin' (Payne Smith 442) | Payne Smith 442 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Culture word (plant name). HALOT 4 also cites MHeb. baṭṭīaḥ, Syr. paṭṭīḥā and Arb. \*ba/iṭṭīḫ (Fraenkel 140). LGz. 113 takes Gz. baṭṭiḫ 'melon, squash' from Arabic, of Syriac origin, and finds the root also in Heb. ʔăbaṭṭīaḥ. Syriac p against b.

## Linked from

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

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