*blṣ: 'to glow, to shine, to appear'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*blṣ
Meaning'to glow, to shine, to appear'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline 1234

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Syrian Aramaicbalṣuṣitā (LSyr. 77, SL 160 apud SEDonline 1234)LSyr. 77, SL 160; SEDonline 1234gloss withheld
Geezbalaṣa (CDG 97 apud SEDonline 1234); tabālaṣa (LGz. 97)CDG 97; SEDonline 1234; LGz. 97gloss withheld
Amharicbälläčä (AED 872 apud SEDonline 1234)AED 872; SEDonline 1234gloss withheld
Arabicbalaṣ (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Modern Aramaicbalbiṣ (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Tigrebäläč̣č̣ bela; bäläč̣läč̣a (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Tigrinyabəlləč̣č̣ bälä; bələč̣əlləč̣č̣ bälä (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Argobbabələč̣č̣ ala (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Hararibilič̣ bilič̣ bāya (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld
Guragebəlləč̣ alä (LGz. 97)LGz. 97gloss withheld

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Notes

PWS *blṣ 'to glow, to shine, to appear' (SEDonline 1234). Akk. balāṣu 'to stare' may be a WS borrowing. Homonym of *blṣ 'to come out, to be prominent' (SEDonline 1971).

Updated 22 October 2026

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