# \*pirɣ- 'shoot'

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

- Author's gloss: shoot, bud; to flourish
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3194_shoot.md

## In Linear A

- [PI-RU-E-JU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PI-RU-E-JU/index.md>) (Pirʾu-ʾēlu): personal name, 'Offspring of El'; rival 'Fruit of El'

## Notes

PS *pirɣ- 'shoot', likely related to *parḫ- (1735) (Kogan 2011, 201).

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: perʾu (Kogan 2011, 201); piriʾtu (CAD P 403) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Syrian Aramaic: perʿā (Kogan 2011, 201) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigrinya: färrəʿe (Kogan 2011, 201) (gloss withheld)
- Mehri: fátrəɣ (Kogan 2011, 201) (gloss withheld)
- Jibbali: férəɣ (Kogan 2011, 201) (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.