# \*dVr(dVr)-: 'toothless mouth, gum'

> Proto-Semitic *dVr(dVr)-, 'toothless mouth, gum': reflexes in 7 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*dVr(dVr)- |
| Meaning | 'toothless mouth, gum' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2036 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | durdur- 'jaw (without the teeth); fallen-out teeth' \[BK 1 687\]; cf. ʔadrad- 'toothless' \[BK 1 687\]; ʔadram-; drm. | BK 1 687 |  |
| Tigre | dǝrdǝr gäʔa \[LH 522-3\] | LH 522-3 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | däräddärä \[K 1752\] | K 1752 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | dǝrārā 'gum' \[Ja 325\]; duršinnē. | Ja 325 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | dūrā, dawrā, dawrǝtā 'tooth sockets' \[Brock 147\] | Brock 147 |  |
| Akkadian | dūru; darru; dūr šinni (SED I 53) | SED I 53 |  |
| Eblaitic | du-ḫu-rí si-ne-mu (ARET V 1.6) | ARET V 1.6 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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