# \*ʿVrVś-: 'bed'

> Proto-Semitic *ʿVrVś-, 'bed': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʿVrVś- |
| Meaning | 'bed' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | eršu 'bed' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿrś |  |
| Aramaic | ʿrs (DNWSI 890) | DNWSI 890 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿrš 'bed' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿrś |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʿarsā (HALOT 889; DJPA 420a apud CAL) | HALOT 889; DJPA 420a; CAL |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | arsa (HALOT 889; MD 38) | HALOT 889; MD 38 |  |
| Arabic | ʿa/ʿurš, ʿarīš (HALOT 889); ʿarš (Lane 2000) | HALOT 889; Lane 2000 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕarsā 'couch, bed, litter, bier' (Payne Smith 429) | Payne Smith 429 |  |
| Argobba | arš (AAD 269 apud SEDonline 2051) | AAD 269; SEDonline 2051 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Geez ʿarīš 'hut, tent' is from Arabic ʿarīš (HALOT 889; LGz. 71). Arabic ʿarīš 'a booth, or shed, or thing constructed for shade' (Lane 2000) is another sense, with Sab ʿrys2 '?shed, hut' (SD 20), which Sabaweb lemma 3830 also reads 'thrones'.

## Linked from

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

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