# \*bṣbṣ: 'to mix, to stir'

> Proto-Semitic *bṣbṣ, 'to mix, to stir': reflexes in 7 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 | \*bṣbṣ |
| Meaning | 'to mix, to stir' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1962 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | baṣbaṣa (CDG 111 apud SEDonline 1962) | CDG 111; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bäč̣bäč̣ä (WTS 300 apud SEDonline 1962) | WTS 300; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bäṣbäṣä (TED 1214 apud SEDonline 1962) | TED 1214; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bäṭäbbäṭä (AED 949 apud SEDonline 1962) | AED 949; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. biṭäbäṭä, Wol. Zwy. bəṭäbäṭä (EDG 165 apud SEDonline 1962) | EDG 165; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. End. Enn. Gye. bəṭäbäṭä, Ezha Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. bəṭäbbäṭä (EDG 165 apud SEDonline 1962) | EDG 165; SEDonline 1962 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | bäṭäbbäṭa (LGz. 111) | LGz. 111 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PES \*bṣbṣ 'to mix, to stir' (SEDonline 1962).

## Linked from

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

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