# \*baṭaḥ-: 'trust'

> Proto-Semitic *baṭaḥ-, 'trust': reflexes in 6 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 | \*baṭaḥ- |
| Meaning | 'trust' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | BṬḤ (CAL s.v. bṭḥ) | CAL s.v. bṭḥ; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭḥ | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | baṭaḥ 'trust' (BDB 105) | BDB 105; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭḥ |  |
| Punic | bṭḥ 'trust' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root bṭḥ |  |
| Phoenician | bṭḥ (Krahmalkov 100) | Krahmalkov 100 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ma-ba-da-ʔà, ma-ba-da-a, ma-ba-da-u₉ /mabṭāḥay/, /mabṭāḥū/ (VE 469; Krebernik 1983, 17); ma-ba-da-ʔà /mabṭaḥ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 131) | VE 469; Krebernik 1983, 17; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 131 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | ba-ṭì-i-ti /baṭīti/ (gloss to nu-uḫ-ti) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 131) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 131 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Hajouz 2013, 189 reads VE 469 ma-ba-da-ʔà, ma-ba-da-a as /mabṭāḥā(n)/, nominative dual, where Krebernik 1983, 17 has /mabṭāḥay/.

## Linked from

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

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