# \*bʔr: 'to catch, fish, hunt'

> Proto-Semitic *bʔr, 'to catch, fish, hunt': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bʔr |
| Meaning | 'to catch, fish, hunt' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | baˀāru (CAD B 2, AHw. 108 apud SEDonline 1729); buʾuru (CAD B 366); bajāru (CAD B 34) | CAD B 2, AHw. 108; SEDonline 1729; CAD B 366; CAD B 34 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bîter (Jahn 1902:250 apud SEDonline 1729) | Jahn 1902:250; SEDonline 1729 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ebtér (JL 32 apud SEDonline 1729) | JL 32; SEDonline 1729 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | bˁr (LS 92 apud SEDonline 1729) | LS 92; SEDonline 1729 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*bˀr 'to catch, to fish, to hunt' (SEDonline 1729). Akk. baʾāru (var. bâru) is compared with Mhr. bîter by Bittner 1911: 147, and Soq. bʕr is attested in Müller 1905: 261 (both apud EDA I 95, ◊P0139); EDA I 95 leaves the second radical open, since the Soqotri ʕ has no Jibbali match. Cf. 3345 \*bʕr 'to go by night'.

## Linked from

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

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