# \*bVlVyt-: 'rag, worn-out cloth; garment'

> Proto-Semitic *bVlVyt-, 'rag, worn-out cloth; garment': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVlVyt- |
| Meaning | 'rag, worn-out cloth; garment' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1967 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA bəlītā (DJBA 221 apud SEDonline 1967) | DJBA 221; SEDonline 1967 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | blāyā (LSyr. 74; SL 157 apud SEDonline 1967) | LSyr. 74; SL 157; SEDonline 1967 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | blaita (MD 65) | MD 65 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bəllāy (WTS 273 apud SEDonline 1967) | WTS 273; SEDonline 1967 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*bVlVyt- 'curtain, rag' (SEDonline 1967), under PS \*bly 'to be old, worn out' (SEDonline 1594). Cf. K0014 \*balay- 'worn'.

## Linked from

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

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