# \*bḏl: 'to give freely, be liberal; to concede'

> Proto-Semitic *bḏl, 'to give freely, be liberal; to concede': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bḏl |
| Meaning | 'to give freely, be liberal; to concede' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baḏala 'he gave it liberally, bountifully, freely'; baḏḏāl 'wont to give property liberally' (Lane 174) | Lane 174 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bḏln (Biella 36); bḏl (SD 26) | Biella 36; SD 26 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sabaic bḏl describes a concessionary document, beside ḫdʿn 'restrictive' (C 609/5; Biella 36; SD 26). Not K0010 \*badal- 'exchange'.

## Linked from

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

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