# \*ʾVrn/m-: 'mountain goat'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVrn/m-, 'mountain goat': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ʾVrn/m- |
| Meaning | 'mountain goat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1955 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔirān- \[Blachère 89\], \[LA XIII 14\] (= ʔaṯ-ṯawru; ʔaṯ-ṯawru l-waḥšiyyu) | Blachère 89; LA XIII 14 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥā-ráwn \[JM 7\]. | JM 7 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʔérehon \[LS 75\]. | LS 75 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | armu MB on \[CAD a2 293\], \[AHw. 69-70\]. | CAD a2 293; AHw. 69-70 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥe-werūn \[JH 3\]. | JH 3 |  |
| Geez | ʔornā \[LGz. 38\]. | LGz. 38 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Gog. Muh. ǝrrǝññä \[LGur. 90\]. | LGur. 90 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔɛrún \[JJ 4\]. | JJ 4 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Qat. ʔrmm \[Ricks 15\] | Ricks 15 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔarnā 'mountain goat' \[Brock. 50\], \[PS 393\]. | Brock. 50; PS 393 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʔrn \[HJ 110\] | HJ 110 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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