Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/batūl-

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This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

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Etymology

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Probably connected to Arabic [script needed] (btl, to cut off, to severe) and Amharic ባተለ (battälä, to work alone, without any helper).

Noun

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*batūl-

  1. virgin
  2. young woman

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: [script needed] f (batūlu)
  • West Semitic:
  • West Semitic:

References

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  • Fox, Joshua (2003) Semitic Noun Patterns (Harvard Semitic Studies; 52), 1st edition, Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, page 85
  • Militarev, Alexander, Kogan, Leonid (2000–2005) Semitic Etymological Dictionary, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag