# \*drš: 'seek, inquire' 1, 'study, interpret' 2

> Proto-Semitic *drš, 'seek, inquire' 1, 'study, interpret' 2: 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 2026-10-31.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*drš |
| Meaning | 'seek, inquire' 1, 'study, interpret' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | dāraš 1, 2 (HALOT 233) | HALOT 233 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dəraš 2 (LGz. 144) | LGz. 144 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | drš (HALOT 233) | HALOT 233 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | drš 2 (LGz. 144) | LGz. 144 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | darasa al-kitāba 'he read the book; read it repeatedly in order to remember it, studied it' 2 (Lane 870) | Lane 870 |  |
| Soqotri | deros 2 (LGz. 144) | LGz. 144 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | tdršʾ 1 (T 76) | T 76 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 233 marks Arb., Eth., Tigr. darasa and Soq. deros '&lt; Heb.-Aram. ?'; LGz. 144 reports Jeffery's view that Arabic darasa is of Hebrew origin and Nöldeke's that Geez darasa 'compose a religious treatise' (LGz. 143) is a Syriac loanword. Not 546 \*dVrVs- 'beat, force out, trample', the 'tread' root HALOT 233 sets beside it.

## Linked from

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

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