# \*bVr: 'already'

> Proto-Semitic *bVr, 'already': reflexes in 3 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 | \*bVr |
| Meaning | 'already' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 443 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | bɛr (ML 54 apud SEDonline 443) | ML 54; SEDonline 443 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ber (JL 27 apud SEDonline 443) | JL 27; SEDonline 443 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ber (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 17) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 17 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*bVr 'already' (SEDonline 443).

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/3347_already/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.