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*bˁl - to own
(Kogan 2011: 237)
Words
Akkadian
baˀˀulātu
- subjects
(CAD B 184, AHw 96, EDA I 86)
Akkadian
beˀālu, bêlu, peˀālu, pêlu
- to rule
(CAD B 199, AHw 120)
Akkadian
beˀˀulātu, bûlātu
- capital
(CAD B 215, AHw. 124)
Akkadian
būlu
- herd of cattle, sheep, or horses
(CAD B 313, AHw. 137)
The Akkadian lexeme can be reconstructed as *buˁl - “possession, what is owned”, a PuRS-derivative from *bˁl “to own, to possess”.
Ugaritic
bˁlt
- lady
(DUL 208)
Phoenician
bˁlt
- lady
(DNWSI 182)
Hebrew
baˁălā
- mistress
(HALOT 145)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
bˁl
- to marry; to have sexual intercourse
(DJBA 227)
Arabic
baˁlat-
- wife
(Lane 228)
Sabaic
bˁlt
- lady; priestess
(SD 25)
Qatabanian
bˁlt
- lady, mistress
(LIQ 31)
Geez
bāˁəlt
- mistress of the house
(CDG 84)