# \*ʕarʕar-: 'juniper' 1, 'tamarisk' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʕarʕar-, 'juniper' 1, 'tamarisk' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕarʕar- |
| Meaning | 'juniper' 1, 'tamarisk' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ˁrˁr 2 (DULAT 176; Pardee 1988: 215–216; Kogan 2012: 243 apud SEDonline 424) | DULAT 176; Pardee 1988 215–216; Kogan 2012: 243; SEDonline 424 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ˁarˁār 1 (HALOT 887 apud SEDonline 424) | HALOT 887; SEDonline 424 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ˁarrā 2 (LSyr. 544, SL 1141 apud SEDonline 424); ˁarˁūrā 2 (LSyr. 544, SL 1141 apud SEDonline 424) | LSyr. 544, SL 1141; SEDonline 424 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ˁarˁar- 1 (LA 4 644 apud SEDonline 424); ˁarˁar 1 (Lane 1990–1991) | LA 4 644; SEDonline 424; Lane 1990–1991 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ˁrˁr 1 (Stein 2010: 200, l. 12 apud SEDonline 424); ˁrrm (Biella 385) | SEDonline 424; Biella 385 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari ˁarˁéyr 2 (Gasparini - Morris 2025 96 apud SEDonline 424) | SEDonline 424 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ˁarˁar- '(a plant)' (Kogan 2012: 242–244 apud SEDonline 424), which also sets here Akk. erēnu 'cedar' (CAD E 274) and Ebl. ù-rí-núm 'cedar' (VE 1362ʹ; Civil 2017, 122, 151 n. 22). Cf. 2735 \*ʾVrz- 'cedar'.

## Linked from

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

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