# \*barāšum/\*burāšu(m): 'juniper'

> Proto-Semitic *barāšum/*burāšu(m), 'juniper': reflexes in 4 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 | \*barāšum/\*burāšu(m) |
| Meaning | 'juniper' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | burāšu (HALOT 155) | HALOT 155 |  |
| Hebrew | bərōš (LGz. 107) | LGz. 107 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ba-ra-su-um (Kogan 2011, 202; VE 374; Krebernik 1983, 14) | Kogan 2011 202; VE 374; Krebernik 1983, 14 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | brātā (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 65.5. Palaeosyrian ba-ra-su-um, Old Akkadian/Assyro-Babylonian burāšu(m), Hebrew bərōš, Aramaic bərāt(ā), Greek βράθυ, Latin iuni-perus. Mediterranean culture word.

## Linked from

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

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