*biʾr- 1, *bVʾVr- 2: 'well' 1, 'dig (a well)' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*biʾr- 1, *bVʾVr- 2
Meaning'well' 1, 'dig (a well)' 2
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 632

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicbiʔr- 1, bʔr [-a-] 2 (Lane 145)Lane 145
Akkadianbīru 1
Mandaic Aramaicbira 1 (MD 62)MD 62
Hebrewbǝʔēr 1
Aramaic(Emp) bʔr 1, (Palest) bǝʔērē 1 (DJPA 101b apud CAL)DJPA 101b; CAL
Phoenicianbʔr (T 43)T 43gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab bʾr (SD 25; Biella 35; Sabaweb lemma 2283); Qat. bʔr 1 (Ricks 1982 s.v. bʔr)SD 25; Biella 35; Sabaweb lemma 2283; Ricks 1982 s.v. bʔrgloss withheld
Ugariticbir 'well'Anderson–Moser 2024 root bʾr
Punic*bʾr: bʿʾr, bhr (T 43)T 43gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic bʾr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58gloss withheld
Geezbarbir (LGz. 102; LLA 503 apud SEDonline 534)LGz. 102; LLA 503; SEDonline 534gloss withheld
Mehribayr (ML 40 apud SEDonline 534)ML 40; SEDonline 534gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicbir 'a well, a pit' (Payne Smith 34, 54)Payne Smith 34, 54
Soqotriʿébehor (Kogan 2011, 192)Kogan 2011 192gloss withheld
Moabitebr 1 (DNWSI 155)DNWSI 155gloss withheld

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Notes

Soqotri ʿébehor 'wells' goes with Jibbali ɣɔ̄r 'well', not *biʾr-: ˁö́bhor 'well' (SLOnline 3201).

Updated 22 October 2026

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