# \*bVkVr-: 'firstborn'

> Proto-Semitic *bVkVr-, 'firstborn': reflexes in 19 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 | \*bVkVr- |
| Meaning | 'firstborn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | bukru (CAD B 309, AHw. 137 apud SEDonline 503) | CAD B 309, AHw. 137; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | bù-ku₁₇-lu, bù-kà-lu, bù-kà-ru₁₂ /bukru(m)/ (VE 270; Krebernik 1983: 13 apud SEDonline 503) | VE 270; Krebernik 1983: 13; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bkr (DULAT 217) | DULAT 217 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | bkr (DNWSI 164) | DNWSI 164 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | becor (Krahmalkov 101) | Krahmalkov 101 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bəkōr (HALOT 131 apud SEDonline 503) | HALOT 131; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bukrā (LSyr. 73, SL 126 apud SEDonline 503) | LSyr. 73, SL 126; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bukra (MD 55) | MD 55 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bikr- (Lane 240 apud SEDonline 503) | Lane 240; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bkr (SD 28 apud SEDonline 503; Sabaweb lemma 3933); Qat bkr (LIQ 26 apud SEDonline 503; Sabaweb lemma 3933) | SD 28; SEDonline 503; Sabaweb lemma 3933; LIQ 26 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bakʷr (CDG 94 apud SEDonline 503) | CDG 94; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bəkər (WTS 290 apud SEDonline 503) | WTS 290; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bäkʷri (TED 1171 apud SEDonline 503) | TED 1171; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bäkwər (AED 925 apud SEDonline 503) | AED 925; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Ezha End. Enn. Gye. Muh. Gog. bäxər, Sod. bäkər (EDG 136 apud SEDonline 503) | EDG 136; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bēkər (ML 46 apud SEDonline 503) | ML 46; SEDonline 503 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bukrā (HALOT 131) | HALOT 131 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | bakiru (Buck 2019, 325) | Buck 2019, 325 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | bekir (LGz. 94) | LGz. 94 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

JPA bakkīr 'early, first rain' (DJPA 103 apud SEDonline 503). Not 2150 \*bVkVr(-at)- 'young (she-)camel'. Cf. 3299 \*bkr 'to be early, be first; first fruits, early crop', which holds VE 243 ba-ga-lu(-um) 'first fruits'.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.