# \*mir(Vʾ)- 'bull'

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

- Author's gloss: bull, young bull; steer
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/m/2245_bull.md

## In Linear A

- [MI-RU-TA-RA-RE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/MI-RU-TA-RA-RE/index.md>) (Mīru-darār): Free-running Bull, a bull that roams free (personal name); rival Murr-darār 'Flowing Myrrh'

## Notes

SED doubts HALOT 635's derivation of mǝrī(ʔ) from mrʔ 'to be fat'.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: mīru SB [CAD m2 109], OB, SB [AHw. 658]; mīrtu OB [CAD m2 109], [AHw. 658] (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: mǝrī(ʔ) (HALOT 635) (gloss withheld)

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