# \*mi/ar(V)r-(at-): 'gall, gall-bladder'

> Proto-Semitic *mi/ar(V)r-(at-), 'gall, gall-bladder': reflexes in 18 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mi/ar(V)r-(at-) |
| Meaning | 'gall, gall-bladder' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2154 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mirrat- 'gall, bile' \[BK 2 1084\]. | BK 2 1084 |  |
| Mehri | mǝrrā́t \[JM 268\] | JM 268 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | mer (mher), pl. mírehor \[LS 251\]; ʕELHA mɛr d-šébdeh (šébdeh) \[SSL LS 1466\] | LS 251; SSL LS 1466 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | martu OB on \[AHw 614\], \[CAD m1 297\]. | AHw 614; CAD m1 297 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | merrét \[JH 89\] | JH 89 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | märānät \[LH 114-15\]. | LH 114-15 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | mirta \[DM 270\] | DM 270 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA ENN GYE mʷänä, EŽA MUH mʷännä, END monä \[LGur 406\]. | LGur 406 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND merartā \[M MND 504\] | M MND 504 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mɛrrɔ́t \[JJ 173\] | JJ 173 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mǝrōrā (HALOT 639), mǝrērā (HALOT 639). | HALOT 639 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mǝrirtā 'gall' \[Ja 843\] | Ja 843 |  |
| Harari | mǝrār \[LHar 111\] | LHar 111 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mertā 'gall, poison' \[Brock 400\]; mǝrārǝtā 'gall' \[ibid.\] | Brock 400 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF WARKA mi-ir-ra-ʔ \[HJ 690\]; Dem. mrrh \[HJ 1260\] | HJ 690; HJ 1260 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | märara \[LArg. 213\] | LArg. 213 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | mar-tum (SED II 341) | SED II 341 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mrrt (DULAT 570) | DULAT 570 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/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.