# \*ʕVrṣ̂-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVrṣ̂-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVrṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2353 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕirḍ- 'swarm of grasshoppers' \[BK 2 220\], \[TA Bayrūt V 46\]. | BK 2 220 |  |
| Tigre | ʕarṣat, ʕarṣätit (also ʕarṣetet) \[LH 463\] (also ʔarṣat \[ibid. 361\]). | LH 463; LH 361 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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