# \*ḏVrīʾ-: 'stranger'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏVrīʾ-, 'stranger': 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏVrīʾ- |
| Meaning | 'stranger' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 448 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḏəráyˀ (ML 81 apud SEDonline 448) | ML 81; SEDonline 448 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏíríˀ (JL 47 apud SEDonline 448) | JL 47; SEDonline 448 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | dírhi (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 23) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 23 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ḏVrīʾ- 'stranger' (SEDonline 448).

## Linked from

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

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