# \*rVzan- 'ruler, prince, dignitary' 1, 'to rule, govern' 2

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

- Author's gloss: ruler, dignitary; to rule
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/r/S1_ruler_prince_dignitary_1_to_rule_govern_2.md

## In Linear A

- [RU-ZU-NA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RU-ZU-NA/index.md>) (rāzin(a)): dignitary, prince (title of a recipient); rival a personal name

## Notes

Denominative from √r-z-n. Appears in poetic and archaic register.

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Punic: Neo-Punic rzn 2 (Krahmalkov 442) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: rzn (Krahmalkov 442); rzn (T 303) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: rōzēn (HALOT 1199) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: razuna, razīn (HALOT 1210) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Tigre: räzna (HALOT 1210)
- Harari: rēzäna (HALOT 1210)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.