# \*ʾurḫ-: 'road' 1, 'to be on the road, travel' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʾurḫ-, 'road' 1, 'to be on the road, travel' 2: reflexes in 10 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾurḫ- |
| Meaning | 'road' 1, 'to be on the road, travel' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3025 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soqotri | ʔéraḥ 2; éraḥ 2 (SLOnline 3129) | SLOnline 3129 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | urḫ- 1 (AHw 1429) | AHw 1429 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕuhr- 1 |  |  |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔarḥā 1 |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Urm ʔūrǝḥ- 1 |  |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔurḥ- 1 |  |  |
| Aramaic | Pal ʔwrḥ 1 (DJPA 42a apud CAL) | DJPA 42a; CAL |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾrx 1 (Biella 26, 27) (Sabaweb lemma 1577) | Biella 26, 27; Sabaweb lemma 1577 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʾoraḥ 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 2); ארח, pt. אֹרֵחַ 2 (HALOT 86) | Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 2; HALOT 86; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾrḫ | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mʾrḥ, epithet of Esmūn 2 (Krahmalkov 71, 267) | Krahmalkov 71, 267 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.