# \*ʾary-: 'family member, relative'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾary-, 'family member, relative': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾary- |
| Meaning | 'family member, relative' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1425 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔarā- |  |  |
| Akkadian | āru OAkk |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔary |  |  |
| Eblaitic | /ʔayyar/: names ʔa₅-a-ru₁₂, a-a-ra (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 57) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 57 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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