# \*brṣ: 'to shine, be bright'

> Proto-Semitic *brṣ, 'to shine, be bright': reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*brṣ |
| Meaning | 'to shine, be bright' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | barāṣu (CAD B 107, AHw. 106 apud SEDonline 1322) | CAD B 107, AHw. 106; SEDonline 1322 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | barīṣ- (Lane 188 apud SEDonline 1322); burṣat- (Lane 188 apud SEDonline 1322) | Lane 188; SEDonline 1322 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tabāraṣa (CDG 107 apud SEDonline 1322) | CDG 107; SEDonline 1322 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. (a)braṭa, Ezha əmbraṭṭa, Enn. ambraṭā, Muh. ambraṭṭa, Gog. abraṭṭa (EDG 157 apud SEDonline 1322) | EDG 157; SEDonline 1322 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bärṣäṣä (LGz. 108) | LGz. 108 | gloss 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'.

## Linked from

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

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