# \*ḏVrVḥ-: 'shine, rise (of sun)' 1, 'native, full citizen' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVrVḥ-, 'shine, rise (of sun)' 1, 'native, full citizen' 2: reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVrVḥ- |
| Meaning | 'shine, rise (of sun)' 1, 'native, full citizen' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | zāraḥ 1 (BDB 280); zeraḥ 1 (BDB 280); ʔezrāḥ 2, from II \*זרח (HALOT 28, 281) | BDB 280; HALOT 28, 281 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʔḏrḥ 1 (HALOT 281) | HALOT 281 |  |
| Punic |  | T 168 | source's text withheld |

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## Notes

Geez zarḥa 'sprinkle' (Leslau CDG 643) has the form but not the sense. Krahmalkov 274 reads Punic mzrḥ (KAI 69.16, 159) as mizreḥ, a men's sodality, with no etymology.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.