# \*bärr-: 'door, gate, passage'

> Proto-Semitic *bärr-, 'door, gate, passage': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bärr- |
| Meaning | 'door, gate, passage' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | bär, var. bärr (EDG 149 apud SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107) | EDG 149; SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bärri (TED 1110 apud SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107) | TED 1110; SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bärr (AED 875 apud SEDonline 1972) | AED 875; SEDonline 1972 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | bär, var. bärr (EDG 149 apud SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107) | EDG 149; SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | bär, var. bärr (EDG 149 apud SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107) | EDG 149; SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | bär, var. bärr (EDG 149 apud SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107) | EDG 149; SEDonline 1972; LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bäri (LGz. 107) | LGz. 107 |  |

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

## Notes

Proto-Ethiopian (SEDonline 1972). Cf. 650 \*birr- (Akk. birru 'kind of door or window'). Leslau files these nouns under brr III 'pierce, penetrate' (LGz. 107); see 1321.

## Linked from

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

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