# \*bVtVk-: 'cut' 1, 'arbiter, judge' 2

> Proto-Semitic *bVtVk-, 'cut' 1, 'arbiter, judge' 2: reflexes in 9 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVtVk- |
| Meaning | 'cut' 1, 'arbiter, judge' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | bataka 'break' 1 (Dillmann 03992) | Dillmann 03992; Anderson–Moser 2024 root btk |  |
| Arabic | bataka 1 (LGz. 112) | LGz. 112 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | bätka 1 (LGz. 112) | LGz. 112 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bätäḵä 1 (LGz. 112) | LGz. 112 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | bättäkä 1 (LGz. 112) | LGz. 112 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | bätäkä 1 (LGz. 112) | LGz. 112 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | batāqu, badāqu 1 (HALOT 110, 167) | HALOT 110, 167 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | בתק pi. 1 (HALOT 167) | HALOT 167 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | b-t-ḳ 1: ŠU.KU₅ = ba/bí-da-gi i-tim (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 110); ba-da-qù da-ne-um (= Sum. DI.KU₅) /battāq/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 110) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 110 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akkadian q against Arabic and Ethiopic k; HALOT 110, 167 and Sanmartín GlOS 1, 110 set them in one root. Hebrew בתק is a loan from Akkadian batāqu (HALOT 167).

## Linked from

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

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