*bVyVn-: 'understand; distinguish; make clear'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*bVyVn-
Meaning	'understand; distinguish; make clear'
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 611

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	byn, II		gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	bwn		gloss withheld
Ugaritic	bn (DULAT 222)	DULAT 222	gloss withheld
Geez	bayyana		gloss withheld
Phoenician	bn
Hebrew	byn (HALOT 122)	HALOT 122	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	bwn		gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	byn		gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	byn pa.
Aramaic	Palm byn
Tigre	banban (HALOT 122)	HALOT 122	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	bäyyänä (LGz. 116)	LGz. 116	gloss withheld
Amharic	bäyyänä (LGz. 116)	LGz. 116	gloss withheld
Amorite	byn (Huffmon APNM 176); b-y-n: ba-nu-um, ba-na-nim, ba-na-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 134); bjn: bānum, bānatum, bajjānum, jabīn (Gelb AS 21, 16)	Huffmon APNM 176; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 134; Gelb AS 21 16	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	cf. bí-a-tum /bīnat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 134)	Sanmartín GlOS 1, 134	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic bn (Al-Jallad 2026, 31)	Al-Jallad 2026 31	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	bīnā (HALOT 123)	HALOT 123	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026

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