# \*bazaz-: 'spoil, plunder; tear off'

> Proto-Semitic *bazaz-, 'spoil, plunder; tear off': reflexes in 8 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 | \*bazaz- |
| Meaning | 'spoil, plunder; tear off' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bzz \[-u-\]; bazza (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 |  |
| Aramaic | BZZ (Aramaic Root Atlas; Qumran 32 apud CAL) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bzz | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bazaz 'spoil' (BDB 102) | BDB 102; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bzz |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | baz 'spoil, plunder; rob' (Payne Smith 40) | Payne Smith 40 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bzt (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 63) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 63 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | bz (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | bzz (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 |  |
| Tigre | bazbaza (HALOT 117) | HALOT 117 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Also reconstructed \*buz- 'tear off', with secondary \*-u- &lt; \*-a- after a labial.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.