# \*mrʾ ~ \*mariʾ- 'fat' 1, 'fat cattle' 2, 'to be fat' 3

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: to be fat; fattened beast
- SED semet 1117
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/m/1084_fat_1_fat_cattle_2_to_be_fat_3.md

## In Linear A

- [MA-RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MA-RU/index.md>) (Maruʾ): Fattened (personal name), the bare stem of the Amorite MARUʾ- names; rival Maru 'Wool'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: marû 1 (marû); marû A 3 (CAD M/1 307); mīru B 2 (CAD M/2 110) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: mru 2; /m-r-ʔ/ G/D 3 (DULAT 563) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: mǝrīʔ 2 (HALOT 635) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: marʾu (Buck 2019, 329) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: maraʾa (HALOT 630) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Soqotri: mer (gloss withheld)
- East Ethiopic: Wol morä
- Amharic: mora

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.