# \*dVrr- 'kind of bird'

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

- Author's gloss: a bird: swallow, dove; parrot
- SED semet 2376
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/d/2157_kind_of_bird.md

## In Linear A

- [DU-RA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DU-RA-RE/index.md>) (durār): dove, swallow (offering bird)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: dǝrōr (HALOT 230), pB. ṣippōr dǝrōr [Ja. 322] (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: D.-Alla drr [HJ 262] (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: durr-at- 'parrot' [BK 1 682], 'rose-ringed parakeet' [Dozy I 428].

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