# \*bay(a)n-: 'tamarisk' 1, 'moringa tree' 2

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *bay(a)n-, 'tamarisk' 1, 'moringa tree' 2: 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*bay(a)n- |
| Meaning | 'tamarisk' 1, 'moringa tree' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bwn (SD 33; Biella 38; Sabaweb lemma 1946); Qat. ʔbwn (pl.) 2 (Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔbwn) | SD 33; Biella 38; Sabaweb lemma 1946; Ricks 1982 s.v. ʔbwn | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar bānaᵗ, coll bān (Biella 38) | Biella 38 |  |
| Akkadian | bīnu (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ba-ne, ba-nu (Kogan 2011, 202; VE 395; Krebernik 1983, 15); ì-zu ba-ne(-um) /bayn/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 135) | Kogan 2011 202; VE 395; Krebernik 1983, 15; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 135 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | bīnā (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bnt 1 (DULAT 230) | DULAT 230 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Kogan 2011, 202: PS \*bay(a)n- 'tamarisk' in Akkadian and Syriac, 'moringa tree' in Arabic and Sabaic.

## Linked from

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

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