# \*ʾVrāw- ~ \*wVrāʾ-: 'back'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVrāw- ~ *wVrāʾ-, 'back': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾVrāw- ~ \*wVrāʾ- |
| Meaning | 'back' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1998 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | warāʔ- 'posterior part, back (part)' \[BK 2 1527\]. Cf. warāniyat- 'backside, behind' \[ibid. 1525\]; cf. also warr-, warr-at- 'hip bone' \[ibid. 1516\] | BK 2 1527; BK 1525; BK 1516 |  |
| Akkadian | erûtu (arûtu) OB, SB \[CAD e 327\] | CAD e 327 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔurāʔu \[LGz 36\] | LGz 36 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Takács 2018, 272–273 lists this etymon (Akk. erûtu, Ar. warāʔ-) among three proposed for Eg. j3.t and prefers AA \*√ʔl 'back'.

## Linked from

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

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