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*brṣ - to shine, to be bright
(CDG 108)
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Akkadian
barāṣu
- to sparkle, to shine brightly
(CAD B 107, AHw. 106)
Derived words: birṣu (a luminous phenomenon) (CAD B 260, AHw. 129).
Arabic
barīṣ-
- shining, glistering
(Lane 188)
Arabic
burṣat-
- white places or portions of sand
(Lane 188)
Geez
tabāraṣa
- to scintillate, to flash, to redden
(CDG 107)
Chaha
(a)braṭa
- to be clear and shiny, to shine
(EDG 157)
Ezha
əmbraṭṭa
- to be clear and shiny, to shine
(EDG 157)
Ennemor
ambraṭā
- to be clear and shiny, to shine
(EDG 157)
Muher
ambraṭṭa
- to be clear and shiny, to shine
(EDG 157)
Gogot
abraṭṭa
- to be clear and shiny, to shine
(EDG 157)
Mehri
bərōṣ
- to strip, to take or ask for the clothes off someone’s back
(ML 53)
Mehri
bərēṣ
- stark naked
(ML 53)