Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʾ*ʾarḫ-: 'cow, heifer' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʾarḫ-Meaning'cow, heifer'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2425 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicʔirḫ- 'young bull', ʔirh̊at- 'heifer' [BK 1 24], [Fr. I 25], [LA III 4]. Cf. also ʔirāḫ- 'antilope'BK 1 24; Fr. I 25; LA III 4Soqotriʔarḥ [LS 74]; áˀarḥ, arḥ (SLOnline 3128).LS 74; SLOnline 3128gloss withheldAkkadianarḫu OB on [CAD a2 263], [AHw. 67]CAD a2 263; AHw. 67gloss withheldCanaaniteAmm. ʔrḥ [HJ 107]HJ 107gloss withheldUgariticʔarḫ [DULAT 98]DULAT 98gloss withheldAramaicDem. ʔrḫ [HJ 1253].HJ 1253gloss withheldTigrinyaʔarḥi 'heifer, cow that has not yet calved' [Bass. 493], ʔarḥo 'toro' [ibid.].Bass. 493Amoriteʾarḫum (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾarḫ: ar-ḫu-um, ar-ḫa-nu-um, ar-ḫi-ᵈUTU-ši (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 39)Gelb AS 21 13; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 39gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʾ