# \*ʾarwiy-: '(wild) goat, gazelle'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾarwiy-, '(wild) goat, gazelle': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾarwiy- |
| Meaning | '(wild) goat, gazelle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1954 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔurwiyyat- 'mountain goat' \[BK 1 959\], \[Fr. II 214\], \[Lane 1196-7\], \[LA XIV 350\] (ʔal-ʔunṯā̀ mina-l-wuʕūli; also ʔirwiyyat-) | BK 1 959; Fr. II 214; Lane 1196-7; LA XIV 350 |  |
| Mehri | ʔarī́t \[Nakano 116\]. | Nakano 116 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | armû (arw/biu, arwû, fem. arw/bītu, armītu) OAkk. on \[CAD a2 294\], \[AHw. 73\]. | CAD a2 294; AHw. 73 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-wi-um = Sum. \[DÀR\]A?.DÀ \[MEE IV 1251'\] | MEE IV 1251' | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | (?) Sab. ʔrwy-n (pl.) \[SD 7\] | SD 7 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʾarwijum, ʾarwītum (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾarwiy: ar-wi-um, ar-wi-ú-um, ar-bí-um (Ur III); ʾarwīt fem.: ar-wi-tum, ar-wi-ta-nu-um, ar-bi/bí-tum (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 42) | Gelb AS 21 13; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 42 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ar-yu /ʾaryu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 32–33) | Pentiuc 2001 32–33 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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