# \*bwš: 'to go slowly, tarry, hesitate'

> Proto-Semitic *bwš, 'to go slowly, tarry, hesitate': 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 | \*bwš |
| Meaning | 'to go slowly, tarry, hesitate' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | /b-š/ G (DULAT 240) | DULAT 240 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | בושׁ qal, pol. (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bassa (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.