# \*bāḳil(l)ā-: 'bean'

> Proto-Semitic *bāḳil(l)ā-, 'bean': reflexes in 7 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 | \*bāḳil(l)ā- |
| Meaning | 'bean' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1856 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA bḳylˀ (DJBA 230 apud SEDonline 1856) | DJBA 230; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bāqillā- (Lane 236 apud SEDonline 1856) | Lane 236; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bāḳelā (CDG 101 apud SEDonline 1856) | CDG 101; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | baḳela (AED 907 apud SEDonline 1856) | AED 907; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | bāḳēla (EDH 43 apud SEDonline 1856) | EDH 43; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. bāḳēllä, Wol. baḳellä, baˀellä, Zwy. baḳela (EDG 148 apud SEDonline 1856) | EDG 148; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. bāḳelä, Msq. baḳella, baˀilla, Gog. baʔella (EDG 148 apud SEDonline 1856) | EDG 148; SEDonline 1856 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*bāḳil(l)ā- 'bean' (SEDonline 1856); EDA I 158–159 (◊P0258) takes the 'bean' words as presumably connected with PS \*bḳl 'to sprout, to germinate', but of uncertain ultimate origin. Cf. 2600 \*baḳʷal- 'plant, vegetation'.

## Linked from

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

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