# \*brh: 'to shine, be bright; bright, white'

> Proto-Semitic *brh, 'to shine, be bright; bright, white': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*brh |
| Meaning | 'to shine, be bright; bright, white' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | barha; ʾabraha; baruh; barh; bərhān; barāhrəht (fem.) (LGz. 103–104) | LGz. 103–104 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bariha 'he was, or became, white in person'; barahrahat 'a white girl or female … that shines, or glistens, by reason of her clearness' (Lane 196) | Lane 196 |  |
| Tigre | bärha (LGz. 104) | LGz. 104 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bärhe (LGz. 104) | LGz. 104 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | birihot (LGz. 104) | LGz. 104 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

LGz. 104 takes Geez brh as a metathesis of bhr. Arabic burhān 'light' is borrowed from Geez, and Geez bərhān 'proof' from Arabic (LGz. 104). Not 781 \*bVhar- 'shining, bright'.

## Linked from

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

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