# \*bdl: 'to harm, afflict; affliction, sickness'

> Proto-Semitic *bdl, 'to harm, afflict; affliction, sickness': reflexes in 5 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bdl |
| Meaning | 'to harm, afflict; affliction, sickness' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | badala (LGz. 86) | LGz. 86 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | badhala; badila (LGz. 86) | LGz. 86 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | bdl (LGz. 86) | LGz. 86 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bäddälä (LGz. 86) | LGz. 86 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bäddälä (LGz. 86) | LGz. 86 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of K0010 \*badal- 'exchange, separate'.

## 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.