# \*bVt-: 'cloth, garment; rag'

> Proto-Semitic *bVt-, 'cloth, garment; rag': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVt- |
| Meaning | 'cloth, garment; rag' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1764 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | bt (DULAT 247–248; SEDonline 1764) | DULAT 247–248; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bat (HALOT 166 apud SEDonline 1764) | HALOT 166; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | batt- (Lane 148 apud SEDonline 1764) | Lane 148; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | buttəto (AED 917 apud SEDonline 1764) | AED 917; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bututtu (EDH 48 apud SEDonline 1764) | EDH 48; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. bututto, Zwy. bututtu (EDG 164 apud SEDonline 1764) | EDG 164; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Ezha End. Muh. Msq. Gog. buttəto, Gog. Sod. bututtu (EDG 164 apud SEDonline 1764) | EDG 164; SEDonline 1764 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*bVt- 'cloth' (SEDonline 1764); EDA I 68–69 (◊P0097) finds a connection of Akk. bittu 'weft' with Ugr. bt, Hbr. bat, Arb. batt- and the EthS 'rag' words not unlikely. Cf. 1640 \*batt- 'bottle'.

## Linked from

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

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