# \*bizr-: 'seed' 1, 'peppers' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bizr-, 'seed' 1, 'peppers' 2: 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bizr- |
| Meaning | 'seed' 1, 'peppers' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 744 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Qat. bzrtm (pl.) 1 (Ricks 1982 s.v. bzrtm) | Ricks 1982 s.v. bzrtm | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | bizr- 1 (Lane 199) | Lane 199 |  |
| Mehri | bezār 2 |  |  |
| Harsusi | bezār 2 |  |  |
| Aramaic | (Pehl) bzr 1, (Palest) bizr- 1 (Jastrow 154 apud CAL) | Jastrow 154; CAL |  |

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## Notes

Jibbali beḏər (LGz. 118) has ḏ with Arabic baḏr, against the \*z of bizr.

## Linked from

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

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