# \*ʾarḫ-: 'cow, heifer'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾarḫ-, 'cow, heifer': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾarḫ- |
| Meaning | 'cow, heifer' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2425 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔirḫ- '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 4 |  |
| Soqotri | ʔarḥ \[LS 74\]; áˀarḥ, arḥ (SLOnline 3128). | LS 74; SLOnline 3128 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | arḫu OB on \[CAD a2 263\], \[AHw. 67\] | CAD a2 263; AHw. 67 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | Amm. ʔrḥ \[HJ 107\] | HJ 107 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʔarḫ \[DULAT 98\] | DULAT 98 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Dem. ʔrḫ \[HJ 1253\]. | HJ 1253 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʔarḥi 'heifer, cow that has not yet calved' \[Bass. 493\], ʔarḥo 'toro' \[ibid.\]. | Bass. 493 |  |
| Amorite | ʾarḫum (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, 39 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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