# \*bṣ̂ṣ̂: 'to trickle, flow'

> Proto-Semitic *bṣ̂ṣ̂, 'to trickle, flow': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bṣ̂ṣ̂ |
| Meaning | 'to trickle, flow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1834 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | baṣāṣu (CAD B 134, AHw. 110 apud SEDonline 1834) | CAD B 134, AHw. 110; SEDonline 1834 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bḍḍ (Lane 213 apud SEDonline 1834); baḍaḍ- (Lane 213 apud SEDonline 1834); baḍīḍat- (Lane 213 apud SEDonline 1834) | Lane 213; SEDonline 1834 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*bṣ̂ṣ̂ 'to trickle, to flow' (SEDonline 1834). Akk. derived biṣṣu 'trickle' (EDA I 399, ◊P0723). Akk. baṣāṣu is probably related to either Arb. bḍḍ or Arb. baṣṣa l-māˀu = rašaḥa 'to leak, to ooze (of water)' (TA 17 491 apud EDA I 399, ◊P0723). Cf. 776 \*baṣ̂- 'sand' 1, 'silt' 2, 'waterlogged ground' 3.

## Linked from

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

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