# \*rVḳVḥ- 'to mix aromatics, compound ointment' 1, 'perfumer, ointment-mixer' 2

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

- Author's gloss: to compound perfume; perfumer, ointment, spice mixture
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/r/S15_to_mix_aromatics_compound_ointment_1_perfumer_oi.md

## In Linear A

- [\*401](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401/index.md>) (ruqqû): aromatic preparation, compounded ointment—commodity ideogram for perfumed/refined oil products
- [\*401+RU](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*401~2BRU/index.md>): ruqqû-ru 'aromatic preparation (with phonetic complement RU confirming /ru-/ onset)'
- [OLE+RI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/OLE~2BRI/index.md>) (riqqu): aromatic/fragrant olive oil preparation
- [RO-KE](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RO-KE/index.md>) (rōqēaḥ): perfumer (title); rival rōkēl 'trader, merchant'
- [RO-QA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/RO-QA/index.md>) (rōqaḥ): compounded perfume, ointment (vessel label)
- [VIN+RA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/VIN~2BRA/index.md>) (raqḥ): spiced wine (Hebrew yayin hāreqaḥ); rival raḥṣu 'washed wine'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: ruqqû (CAD R 420); raqqû (rāqû) (CAD R 173) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: rí-ga-tum /riqaḥt/ 1; ra-gi-um /rāqiḥ/ 2, glossing Ì.RÁ.RA (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 165; VE 892 apud ELISIR s.v. ra-gi-i₃); ra-gi-i₃ 1 (ELISIR s.v. ra-gi-i₃) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: rqḥ (DULAT 734); mrqḥt; rqḥ (II) 1 (DULAT 735) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: rqḥ (Krahmalkov 447) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: rōqēaḥ 'perfumer, apothecary' (BDB 955); riqqūḥīm 'spices, perfumes' (Isa 57:9); reqaḥ 'spice', yayin hāreqaḥ 'spiced wine' (Song 8:2); mereqāḥōt 'ointment preparations' (Ex. 30:25)
- Punic: rqḥ; rqḥ, N.Pu. rqʾ (T 306–307); N.Pu. mrqḥ (T 307) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root rqḥ]
- Judaic Aramaic: mrqḥtʾ (HALOT 638)
- Aramaic: rqḥ (DNWSI 1083) (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.