*brṣ: 'to shine, be bright'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*brṣ
Meaning'to shine, be bright'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianbarāṣu (CAD B 107, AHw. 106 apud SEDonline 1322)CAD B 107, AHw. 106; SEDonline 1322gloss withheld
Arabicbarīṣ- (Lane 188 apud SEDonline 1322); burṣat- (Lane 188 apud SEDonline 1322)Lane 188; SEDonline 1322gloss withheld
Geeztabāraṣa (CDG 107 apud SEDonline 1322)CDG 107; SEDonline 1322gloss withheld
GurageCha. (a)braṭa, Ezha əmbraṭṭa, Enn. ambraṭā, Muh. ambraṭṭa, Gog. abraṭṭa (EDG 157 apud SEDonline 1322)EDG 157; SEDonline 1322gloss withheld
Tigrinyabärṣäṣä (LGz. 108)LGz. 108gloss withheld

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Notes

PS *brṣ 'to shine, to be bright' (CDG 108 apud SEDonline 1322). Akk. derived birṣu 'a luminous phenomenon' (CAD B 260). SEDonline 1322 also sets here Mhr. bərōṣ 'to strip, to take or ask for the clothes off someone’s back', bərēṣ 'stark naked' (ML 53). Cf. 1875 *baraṣ- 'scabies; lepra'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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