# \*mrṣ̂ {} \*mrĉ̣: 'to be sick, ill'

> Proto-Semitic *mrṣ̂ {} *mrĉ̣, 'to be sick, ill': reflexes in 14 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mrṣ̂ {} \*mrĉ̣ |
| Meaning | 'to be sick, ill' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2281 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mrḍ 'to be sick' \[BK 2 1091\] | BK 2 1091 |  |
| Mehri | merēź \[JM 271\]; mīrǝṣ́; mǝráyṣ́ (Rubin 2018 123, 107) | JM 271; Rubin 2018 123, 107 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | hemrôḍ (caus.) \[LS 251\] | LS 251 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | marāṣu (a/a; NB, LB u/u) OA, OB on \[CAD M/1 269\], \[AHw 609\] | CAD M/1 269; AHw 609 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | mēreź \[JH 90\] | JH 90 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mrṣ \[Aist 196\] | Aist 196 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mírẕ́ \[JJ 174\] | JJ 174 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mrṣ (N) (HALOT 637) | HALOT 637 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB mrḍ \[SD 87; Sabaweb lemma 1308\] | SD 87; Sabaweb lemma 1308 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mǝraʕ \[Ja 845\]; mrʕ \[DJPA 331b apud CAL\] | Ja 845; DJPA 331b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mǝraʕ 'he/she was sick, fell ill' \[Brock 405\] | Brock 405 |  |
| Aramaic | OLD mrḳ, OFF mrʕ \[HJ 695\] | HJ 695 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | mrṣ: jamraṣ, jamruṣ, jumraṣ, maraṣum (Gelb AS 21, 25); maraṣ (Buck 2019, 329) | Gelb AS 21 25; Buck 2019, 329 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mrḍ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 99); Dhofari mrḍ (Al-Jallad 2026, 94) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 99; Al-Jallad 2026 94 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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