*biʕ(at)-: 'sale, sales agreement, tariff'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	bayʿ- 'exchange in trade, sale and purchase' (BK 1, 185)	BK 1, 185
Phoenician	bʿt (Krahmalkov 122); Trip. 51 sales contract; KAI 69 temple tariff	Krahmalkov 122; KAI 69	gloss withheld

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Institutional economic term for regulated commerce. Attested in the temple tariff of Marseilles (KAI 69).

Updated 22 October 2026