# \*ḏfr: 'to smell pungently; ill-smelling plant'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏfr, 'to smell pungently; ill-smelling plant': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ḏfr |
| Meaning | 'to smell pungently; ill-smelling plant' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏafira 'it had, emitted, a pungent, strong odour' (Lane 967); ḏafir 'having, emitting, a pungent, strong odour' (Lane 967) | Lane 967 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ḏfrʾ (SD 38); ḏfrʾn (Biella 98) | SD 38; Biella 98 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Biella 98 compares Arabic ḏafira and ḏafrāʾ.

## Linked from

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

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