| Eastern Syriac : | ܡܒܲܠܥܸܣ |
| Western Syriac : | ܡܒܰܠܥܶܣ |
| Root : | ܠܥܣ |
| Eastern phonetic : | (m) ' ba lis / ' bal is |
| Category : | verb |
| [Feeding → Food] | |
| English : | to chew ; |
| French : | mâcher , mastiquer ; |
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac |
Cf. ܠܥܣ, ܠܲܥܣܠܘܼܣܹܐ, ܠܵܥܣܵܐ, ܠܵܥܘܘܿܣܵܐ, ܠܵܥܸܣ