# \*bṣl: 'to cut, split, peel'

> Proto-Semitic *bṣl, 'to cut, split, peel': reflexes in 4 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 | \*bṣl |
| Meaning | 'to cut, split, peel' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA bṣl (DJPA 109 apud SEDonline 1938); JBA bṣl (DJBA 229 apud SEDonline 1938) | DJPA 109; SEDonline 1938; DJBA 229 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bṣl (Lane 212 apud SEDonline 1938) | Lane 212; SEDonline 1938 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baṣṣala (CDG 111 apud SEDonline 1938) | CDG 111; SEDonline 1938 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | bɔ́ṣɔ́l (JL 29 apud SEDonline 1938) | JL 29; SEDonline 1938 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*bṣl 'to cut, to divide (?)' (Kogan 2015, 441 apud SEDonline 1938). SEDonline 1938 also sets here Amh. bäṭṭälä 'to become torn to pieces' (AED 945). Cf. 1637 \*baṣal- 'onion', K0044 \*baṭāl- 'cease'.

## Linked from

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

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