# \*bayn-: 'between, interval'

> Proto-Semitic *bayn-, 'between, interval': reflexes in 20 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bayn- |
| Meaning | 'between, interval' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 386 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bayn- |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | byn/bn (Biella 41; SD 34; HALOT 123; Sabaweb lemma 1669) | Biella 41; SD 34; HALOT 123; Sabaweb lemma 1669 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bn; bēna (HALOT 123) | HALOT 123 |  |
| Akkadian | bīru, birītu, birtu; (ina) bīri / birīt / birti (HALOT 123) | HALOT 123 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | bayna (LGz. 116) | LGz. 116 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ben (LGz. 116) | LGz. 116 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ben, be (LGz. 116) (Palm) bynwt (DNWSI 154) | LGz. 116; DNWSI 154 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bayna-(y) (LGz. 116) | LGz. 116 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | binat-, binia (LGz. 116) | LGz. 116 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bäyən (adj.), ʾəb bäyn (LGz. 116) | LGz. 116 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | bn (T 49) | T 49 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | bēn(ay)-(?) (George and Krebernik 2022, 156) | George and Krebernik 2022 156 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ba-na (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13; VE 817; Krebernik 1983, 32) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13; VE 817; Krebernik 1983, 32 |  |
| Jibbali | mən mun (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | əm-mɛn (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | bin (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 13 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bn (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 61 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | bēn (HL 22 apud SEDonline 1253) | HL 22; SEDonline 1253 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | bain (T 49) | T 49 |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | bēn (HALOT 123) | HALOT 123 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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