# \*baḥt-: 'pure, unmixed' 1, 'votive object, plaque' 2

> Proto-Semitic *baḥt-, 'pure, unmixed' 1, 'votive object, plaque' 2: 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*baḥt- |
| Meaning | 'pure, unmixed' 1, 'votive object, plaque' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bḥt 1; bḥtm, bḥtnhn 2 (Biella 40; Sabaweb lemma 2940); Qat bḥt 2 (Ricks 24; Sabaweb lemma 2940) | Biella 40; Sabaweb lemma 2940; Ricks 24 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | baḥt 1 (LGz. 92) | LGz. 92 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | mabḥat 1 (LGz. 92) | LGz. 92 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 40 compares Arabic baḥt 'pure, unmixed' and derives the votive object from it.

## Linked from

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

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