# \*girrat-: 'cud; to chew the cud'

> Proto-Semitic *girrat-, 'cud; to chew the cud': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*girrat- |
| Meaning | 'cud; to chew the cud' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | gērâ; heʿĕlâ gērâ, gārar gērâ (HALOT 202) | HALOT 202 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | jirra 'the cud which a camel \[or cloven-hoofed animal\] ejects from its stomach, … and eats again'; VIII ijtarra 'he ejected the cud from his stomach and ate it again; ruminated; chewed the cud' (Lane 400–401) | Lane 400–401 |  |

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## Notes

Lane 400 enters jirra 'cud' in the article of jarra 'he dragged'. Not 820 \*ʾVgVr- 'chew', 3413 \*ʾlḳ 'to chew cud'.

## Linked from

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

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