# \*balay-: 'worn'

> Proto-Semitic *balay-, 'worn': reflexes in 11 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 | \*balay- |
| Meaning | 'worn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | BLY (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 166) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 166; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bly | gloss withheld |
| Geez | balya 'old' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bly |  |
| Hebrew | balah 'wear' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bly |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | bəlā (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | bla (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 |  |
| Ugaritic | bly-m (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | balû, belû (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bäläyä (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 |  |
| Tigre | bäla (LGz. 98) | LGz. 98 |  |
| Amharic | bäläbbälä (LGz. 95) | LGz. 95 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | bly pa. (HALOT 132) | HALOT 132 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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