# \*blṣ: 'to glow, to shine, to appear'

> Proto-Semitic *blṣ, 'to glow, to shine, to appear': reflexes in 10 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 | \*blṣ |
| Meaning | 'to glow, to shine, to appear' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1234 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | balṣuṣitā (LSyr. 77, SL 160 apud SEDonline 1234) | LSyr. 77, SL 160; SEDonline 1234 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | balaṣa (CDG 97 apud SEDonline 1234); tabālaṣa (LGz. 97) | CDG 97; SEDonline 1234; LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bälläčä (AED 872 apud SEDonline 1234) | AED 872; SEDonline 1234 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | balaṣ (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | balbiṣ (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bäläč̣č̣ bela; bäläč̣läč̣a (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bəlləč̣č̣ bälä; bələč̣əlləč̣č̣ bälä (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | bələč̣č̣ ala (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bilič̣ bilič̣ bāya (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | bəlləč̣ alä (LGz. 97) | LGz. 97 | gloss withheld |

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

## 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).

## Linked from

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

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