# \*bɣt: 'startle, terrify'

> Proto-Semitic *bɣt, 'startle, terrify': 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 | \*bɣt |
| Meaning | 'startle, terrify' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mabġūt (Lane 229); baġata (HALOT 147) | Lane 229; HALOT 147 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bʿt (HALOT 147) | HALOT 147 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bʕet 'be formidable, terrify' (Payne Smith 51) | Payne Smith 51 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA bˁt (DJPA 109 apud SEDonline 1777); JBA bˁt (DJBA 228 apud SEDonline 1777) | DJPA 109; SEDonline 1777; DJBA 228 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic byʿtn (Krahmalkov 122) | Krahmalkov 122 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ba-ḫa-da-núm /baġatān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 112) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 112 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Ar. ġ = Heb., Syr. ʿ (\*ɣ).

## Linked from

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

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