# \*ba/uday-: 'shoulder; body member (arm?)'

> Proto-Semitic *ba/uday-, 'shoulder; body member (arm?)': reflexes in 3 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 | \*ba/uday- |
| Meaning | 'shoulder; body member (arm?)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 60 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | badan 'limb of the body (in man)' \[BK 1 99\]. | BK 1 99 |  |
| Akkadian | būdu OB on \[CAD b 303\], \[AHw 136\] | CAD b 303; AHw 136 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | bù-tum \[Krebernik 1983 36\] | Krebernik 1983 36 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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