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

> Proto-Semitic *biʾr- 1, *bVʾVr- 2, 'well' 1, 'dig (a well)' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*biʾr- 1, \*bVʾVr- 2 |
| Meaning | 'well' 1, 'dig (a well)' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 632 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | biʔr- 1, bʔr \[-a-\] 2 (Lane 145) | Lane 145 |  |
| Akkadian | bīru 1 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bira 1 (MD 62) | MD 62 |  |
| Hebrew | bǝʔēr 1 |  |  |
| Aramaic | (Emp) bʔr 1, (Palest) bǝʔērē 1 (DJPA 101b apud CAL) | DJPA 101b; CAL |  |
| Phoenician | bʔr (T 43) | T 43 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab 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. bʔr | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bir 'well' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bʾr |  |
| Punic | \*bʾr: bʿʾr, bhr (T 43) | T 43 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bʾr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | barbir (LGz. 102; LLA 503 apud SEDonline 534) | LGz. 102; LLA 503; SEDonline 534 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bayr (ML 40 apud SEDonline 534) | ML 40; SEDonline 534 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bir 'a well, a pit' (Payne Smith 34, 54) | Payne Smith 34, 54 |  |
| Soqotri | ʿébehor (Kogan 2011, 192) | Kogan 2011 192 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | br 1 (DNWSI 155) | DNWSI 155 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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