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Akkadian
baṭālu - to cease, to stop
(CAD B 174, AHw. 116)
Derived words: baṭiltu ‘interruption’ (CAD B 176, AHw. 116); baṭlu ‘ceased’ (CAD B 177, AHw. 116); biṭiltu (mng. uncert.) (CAD B 297, AHw. 134).
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PS
*bṭl
- to be invalid, lost, to stop working
(EDA B 131)