# \*blṯ̣: 'to stare, protrude'

> Proto-Semitic *blṯ̣, 'to stare, protrude': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*blṯ̣ |
| Meaning | 'to stare, protrude' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | balāṣu (CAD B 44) | CAD B 44 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | blṭ, pass. part. bəlīṭ 'protruding' (Jastrow 172) | Jastrow 172 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | blṭ Etpe. 'to suffer from a protruding eye'; nouns 'protruding eyes, protrusion of the eyes' (Brock. 75) | Brock. 75 |  |

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

## Notes

Akkadian ṣ beside Aramaic and Syriac ṭ answers PS \*ṯ̣.

## Linked from

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

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