# \*midbVr-: 'pasture, wilderness, steppe'

> Proto-Semitic *midbVr-, 'pasture, wilderness, steppe': reflexes in 5 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*midbVr- |
| Meaning | 'pasture, wilderness, steppe' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | mdbr (DULAT 520) | DULAT 520 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | midbār (HALOT 547) | HALOT 547 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | madbaru: ma-ad-ba-rum (ARM 26/1, 14: 10) (Streck 2000, 103; Streck 2011, 366) | Streck 2000 103; Streck 2011, 366 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mdbr (Al-Jallad 2026, 179) | Al-Jallad 2026 179 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | mdbr (DNWSI 595) | DNWSI 595 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

A maqtal-noun of PWS \*dVbr- 'open country' (2513; Kogan 2011, 190).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.