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Mandaic
bar, bhr - to break forth, to come to light, to shine forth
(MD 49)
Reconstruction
PWS
*bhr
- to be clear, to shine
(EDA P 141–142)
A relation of Akk. bâru ‘to stay firm, stable, in good health, to become certain, proved, certified’ to *bhr is not to be ruled out.