# \*bṣ̂r: 'to cut, to tear'

> Proto-Semitic *bṣ̂r, 'to cut, to tear': 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bṣ̂r |
| Meaning | 'to cut, to tear' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | bṣr (DULAT 239) | DULAT 239 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bṣr (HALOT 148 apud SEDonline 1961) | HALOT 148; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baṣara (CDG 112 apud SEDonline 1961) | CDG 112; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | täbäṣṣärä (TED 1214 apud SEDonline 1961) | TED 1214; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bʷäč̣č̣ärä (AED 950 apud SEDonline 1961); täbäṭṭärä (AED 946 apud SEDonline 1961) | AED 950; SEDonline 1961; AED 946 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. (a)biṭṭärä (EDG 166 apud SEDonline 1961) | EDG 166; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bəẑáwr (ML 62 apud SEDonline 1961) | ML 62; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bɔ́ẓ̂ɔ́r (JL 33 apud SEDonline 1961) | JL 33; SEDonline 1961 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | bö́ẓ̂ar (LS 93; SLOnline 3564) | LS 93; SLOnline 3564 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | baṣāru, buṣṣuru (CAD B 134) | CAD B 134 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*bṣ̂r 'to cut, to tear' (EDA I 442, ◊P0811; SEDonline 1961). Distinct from 2875 \*bVṣVr- 'be inaccessible' and K0043 \*bVṣVr- 'see'.

## Linked from

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

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