# \*bVɣiw-/\*bVɣiy-: 'look for' 1, 'wish' 2, 'reveal, show' 3 > Proto-Semitic *bVɣiw-/*bVɣiy-, 'look for' 1, 'wish' 2, 'reveal, show' 3: reflexes in 12 language(s). A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki]() › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots]() › [B](). Updated 2026-11-04. ## Root | Field | Value | |---|---| | Reconstruction | \*bVɣiw-/\*bVɣiy- | | Meaning | 'look for' 1, 'wish' 2, 'reveal, show' 3 | | Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected | | SED | SEDonline semet 1017 | ## Reflexes | Language | Form | Sources | Note | |---|---|---|---| | Arabic | bɣw \[-i-\] 2 (Lane 231); baġā 'he sought, sought for, after' 1 (Lane 231); bāġin 'seeking' 1 (Lane 232) | Lane 231; Lane 232 | | | Mehri | beɣayt 2 | | | | Akkadian | buʔû, baʔû 1 | | | | Harsusi | beɣayt 2 | | | | Aramaic | (OAram) ybʕh 2, (Emp) bʕh 2 | | | | Hebrew | bʕh 1 (HALOT 141) | HALOT 141 | gloss withheld | | Canaanite | ibau, yuba(ḫ)u 1 (EA; HALOT 141) | HALOT 141 | | | Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bġy 1; bġy 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 59); bġ (ptc.) 1; Hismaic bġ 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 27) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 59; Al-Jallad 2026 27 | gloss withheld | | Syrian Aramaic | bʿā 'seek, ask, pray, desire' 1, 2 (Payne Smith 50) | Payne Smith 50 | | | Biblical Aramaic | bʕy 1, 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 5) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 5 | gloss withheld | | Judaic Aramaic | bʕy 1, 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 5) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 5 | gloss withheld | | Ugaritic | /b-ġ-y/ 3 (DULAT 215) | DULAT 215 | gloss withheld | A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. ## Linked from - [B]() --- Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/992_look_for_1_wish_2_reveal_show_3/ Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.