# \*ṗVrɣVṯ- ~ \*ṗVrṯaɣ- 'flea'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on, also written \*ṗVrɣVč-, \*ṗVrčaɣ-.

- Author's gloss: flea
- SED semet 2502
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2264_flea.md

## In Linear A

- [PA-RO-SU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PA-RO-SU/index.md>) (Parʿōš): personal or clan name, 'Flea'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: peršaʔu (persʔau, perʔāšu, paršaʔu, paršuʔu, puršuʔu) OAkk. on [AHw. 855] (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: pur-ḫa-šúm [MEE 4 116 IV 9]

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: parʕōš (HALOT 971), pB. [Ja. 1236] (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: purtaʕnā 'flea' [Brock. 610], [PS 3315].
- Modern Aramaic: Maʕl. furtʕnō; NSyr. pûrṭânâ, Tlk. pɨrṭēna, Ass. pɨrṭāna, Tur. firṭaʕno, Krd. pịṛṭe:na (SED II 246–247)
- Judaic Aramaic: purṭaʕnā (SED II 247)
- Amorite: purʿušum, purʿušānu (Gelb AS 21, 28) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: prʿš, in the personal name prʿš (Krahmalkov 407) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: burɣūṯ-

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