# \*ɣry: 'to speak'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣry, 'to speak': 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣry |
| Meaning | 'to speak' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 462 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ɣátri (ML 142 apud SEDonline 462) | ML 142; SEDonline 462 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɣárɔ́ˀ (JL 89 apud SEDonline 462) | JL 89; SEDonline 462 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁotére or ˁatérɛ (LS 326-327; CSOL I 498; CSOL II 415; Bulakh 2024:206 apud SEDonline 462) | LS 326-327; SEDonline 462 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ɣry 'to speak' (SEDonline 462).

## Linked from

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

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