Eldamo : Primitive Adûnaic : BITH

√Ad. BITH root. (biconsonantal-root) “say” (Category: to Say)

√Ad. BITH root. (biconsonantal-root) “say” (Category: to Say)

A root glossed “say” (SD/416), from which bêth “expression, saying, word” is most likely derived. It may be related to the Primitive Elvish root √KWET; see the entry on bêth for further discussion.

Reference ✧ SD/416 ✧ “say”

Derivations

< √KWET? “say, speak, utter words”
- < √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Derivatives

> Ad. bêth “expression, saying, word”
- ⇒ Ad. Inzilbêth “Flower-?word”
- ⇒ Ad. sâibêth “assent”
> Ad. #bith- “to say”
- ⇒ Ad. izindu-bêth “true-sayer, prophet” ✧ SD/427