# \*ḏVrāʕ- {} \*ǯVrāʕ-: '(fore)arm'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVrāʕ- {} *ǯVrāʕ-, '(fore)arm': reflexes in 18 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVrāʕ- {} \*ǯVrāʕ- |
| Meaning | '(fore)arm' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2043 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏirāʕ- 'the forearm (from the elbow bone to the fingers)' \[BK 1 770\] | BK 1 770 |  |
| Mehri | ḏarʔ \[JM 81\] | JM 81 |  |
| Soqotri | (du.) diréʕi \[LS 136\]; cf. also \[SSL 2 212-3\] | LS 136; SSL 2 212-3 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏērā \[JH 29\] | JH 29 |  |
| Tigre | mäzrǝʕt \[LH 496\]. | LH 496 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | AMARNA zu-ru-uḫ (=AKK ḳātu) \[HJ 342\] | HJ 342 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dra \[DM 114\] | DM 114 |  |
| Ugaritic | ḏrʕ \[DULAT 285\] | DULAT 285 |  |
| Geez | mazrāʕt \[LGz 379\] | LGz 379 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | dǝrāʕ, (du. suff. 3 sing. m.) dǝrāʕṓhī (BDB 1089); ʔädrāʕ (also 'force, power') (ibid.) | BDB 1089 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ḏrōʕa \[Berg 22\] TUR drūʕō \[R Ṭūrōyo 114\] NASS drɔ̄nɔ \[Tser 059\] URM drana \[R Urmi 98\] IRAN \*drānā; with suff. dᵉrânū \[Pen 72\] | Berg 22; Tser 059; Pen 72 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏɛ́raʕ \[JJ 47\] | JJ 47 |  |
| Hebrew | zǝrōăʕ (HALOT 280), ʔäzrōăʕ (HALOT 28) | HALOT 280; HALOT 28 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dǝrāʕā \[Ja 324\]; ʔädrǝʕā \[ibid. 19\], ʔädraʕ \[DJPA 37a apud CAL\] | Ja 324; Ja 19; DJPA 37a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | dǝrāʕā 'arm, shoulder, elbow/forearm' \[Brock 168\] | Brock 168 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF drʕ \[HJ 342\] | HJ 342 |  |
| Tigrinya | mäzraʕt \[LGz 379\]. | LGz 379 |  |
| Akkadian | durāʾu (NA) (HALOT 280) | HALOT 280 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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