# \*bVḏVr-: 'scatter'

> Proto-Semitic *bVḏVr-, 'scatter': reflexes in 7 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 | \*bVḏVr- |
| Meaning | 'scatter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | baḏara 'sowed' (Lane 173) | Lane 173; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bḏr |  |
| Aramaic | BDR (CAL s.v. bdr) | CAL s.v. bdr; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bḏr | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | bazar 'scatter' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bḏr |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | bdr (HALOT 921) | HALOT 921 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | bᵉdar (HALOT 921; Payne Smith 36) | HALOT 921; Payne Smith 36 |  |
| Emar | ba-az-ra, ba-az-ru /baðrā/, /baðrū/ (Pentiuc 2001, 34–35) | Pentiuc 2001 34–35 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | cf. ba-zi-lu-um/lum /b-ḏ-r/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 111); ba-zi-lu-um (A, B), ba-zi-lum (C) (= Sum. KA-an-DAG) (VE 201; Bonechi 2008, 17 n. 83) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 111; VE 201; Bonechi 2008, 17 n. 83 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Hajouz 2013, 184 reads VE 201 ba-zi-lu-um as /bāsirum/ (G participle) from b-s-r 'to bring news' (Akk. bussuru), where Bonechi 2008, 17 n. 83 prefers Aram. bzr 'to scatter'.

## Linked from

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

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