# \*pir- 'fruit'

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

- Author's gloss: fruit; to bear fruit
- SED semet 756
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/p/756_fruit.md

## In Linear A

- [PIRRI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/PIRRI/index.md>): fruit

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: pr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 47)
- Phoenician: pr
- Hebrew: pǝrī (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 47)
- Aramaic: pēr-
- Syrian Aramaic: pəry, pərā; pē(ʾ)rā, peryā (HALOT 963, 967; Payne Smith 433) (gloss withheld)
- Judaic Aramaic: pīrā (HALOT 967)
- Mandaic Aramaic: pira (HALOT 967); pra (LGz. 167)
- Punic: pr (T 271) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: fǝre (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 47); farya, faraya (HALOT 963) (gloss withheld)
- Harari: fǝri (gloss withheld)
- Tigre: farā (HALOT 963); fəre (WTS 659 apud SEDonline 397) (gloss withheld)
- Tigrinya: färäyä (LGz. 167); fərä (TED 2668 apud SEDonline 397) (gloss withheld)
- Amharic: (a)färra (LGz. 167); fəre (AED 2274 apud SEDonline 397) (gloss withheld)
- Gurage: (a)färra (LGz. 167); Cha. fəre, End. Gye. Gog. fre, Muh. Msq. fərəyä (EDG 240 apud SEDonline 397) (gloss withheld)
- Jibbali: efréʾ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 47); frɛ́t (JL 59 apud SEDonline 397) (gloss withheld)
- East Ethiopic: Zwy. fre (EDG 240 apud SEDonline 397); Sel. afäre, Wol. afere (EDG 240 apud SEDonline 1294) (gloss withheld)
- Harsusi: ferrāt (HSED 1983) (gloss withheld)

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