# \*barr-: 'field, open country; outside'

> Proto-Semitic *barr-, 'field, open country; outside': 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 | \*barr- |
| Meaning | 'field, open country; outside' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | barrātu (AHw 107 apud SEDonline 1784) | AHw 107; SEDonline 1784 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. br (DNWSI 195); Palm. br (DNWSI 195); Hatra br (DNWSI 195); CPA br (DCPA 61 apud SEDonline 1784); bry (DNWSI 197–198) | DNWSI 195; SEDonline 1784; DNWSI 197–198 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | bārā (HALOT 1838 apud SEDonline 1784) | HALOT 1838; SEDonline 1784 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA bārā (DJPA 110 apud SEDonline 1784) | DJPA 110; SEDonline 1784 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | barrā (SL 185 apud SEDonline 1784); barrāyā; barrītā (pl. barrāyātā); barrānāʾīt (Payne Smith 55, 56) | SL 185; SEDonline 1784; Payne Smith 55, 56 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bar (MD 50) | MD 50 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | barr- (Lane 176 apud SEDonline 1784) | Lane 176; SEDonline 1784 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab brr (SD 31 apud SEDonline 1784; Sabaweb lemma 2569); Min br (LM 24 apud SEDonline 1784); Qat br (LIQ 33 apud SEDonline 1784; Sabaweb lemma 2569) | SD 31; SEDonline 1784; Sabaweb lemma 2569; LM 24; LIQ 33 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛbrɔ́r (JL 27 apud SEDonline 1784) | JL 27; SEDonline 1784 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic br (Al-Jallad 2026, 30) | Al-Jallad 2026 30 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Heb. bar 'open field' (HALOT 153) is likely an Aramaism; Tigre bär 'continent, country' (WTS 274) is borrowed from Arabic (SEDonline 1784). Not 1797 \*barr- 'wheat'.

## Linked from

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

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