# \*ḏVr-: 'kind of worm, insect'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVr-, 'kind of worm, insect': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVr- |
| Meaning | 'kind of worm, insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2379 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏarr- 'very small ants' \[BK 1 766\], \[Fr. II 82\], \[Lane 957\], \[LA IV 304\]. | BK 1 766; Fr. II 82; Lane 957; LA IV 304 |  |
| Mehri | ḏǝrḏēr \[JM 81\]. | JM 81 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḏarr \[JH 28\], ḏerḏīr \[ibid. 29\]. | JH 28; JH 29 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏɛrḏér \[JJ 47\]. | JJ 47 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. dūrā (dawwārā) 'a parasite worm in the bowels' \[Ja. 289\], dīrā 'name of a grain worm' \[ibid. 305\], \[Levy WTM I 403\]. | Ja. 289; Ja. 305; Levy WTM I 403 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | dūrā 'intestinal worm (?)' \[Dalman 88\]. | Dalman 88 |  |
| Soqotri | dérhur (SED II 111) | SED II 111 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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