Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/B*bɣt: 'startle, terrify' Root FieldValueReconstruction*bɣtMeaning'startle, terrify'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicmabġūt (Lane 229); baġata (HALOT 147)Lane 229; HALOT 147gloss withheldHebrewbʿt (HALOT 147)HALOT 147gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicbʕet 'be formidable, terrify' (Payne Smith 51)Payne Smith 51Judaic AramaicJPA bˁt (DJPA 109 apud SEDonline 1777); JBA bˁt (DJBA 228 apud SEDonline 1777)DJPA 109; SEDonline 1777; DJBA 228gloss withheldPunicNeo-Punic byʿtn (Krahmalkov 122)Krahmalkov 122gloss withheldEblaiticba-ḫa-da-núm /baġatān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 112)Sanmartín GlOS 1, 112gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. Notes Ar. ġ = Heb., Syr. ʿ (*ɣ).Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageB