*bīr-: 'fortress, palace'

Root

Language	Form	Note
Akkadian	bir-tu (cf. also birru)	gloss withheld
Hebrew	bīrā
Aramaic	B,S bi/īr-t, (Emp, Nab) byrtʔ, (Palest) bīrtā

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Updated 22 October 2026