# \*ʕVrray-(at-): 'intestines; excrement'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVrray-(at-), 'intestines; excrement': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVrray-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'intestines; excrement' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2009 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕurrat- 'human excrement, or bird excrement' \[BK 2 205\]; ʕurr- 'bird excrement' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 205 |  |
| Soqotri | ʕérieh \[LS 327\]. | LS 327 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | irrū (wirrū) OB on \[CAD i 181\], erru, pl. \[AHw 244\] | CAD i 181; AHw 244 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ir-ru₁₂ (= Sum. níg-gi₆) (VE 51; Civil 2017, 120) | VE 51; Civil 2017, 120 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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