# \*mrḥ: 'to be proud, audacious'

> Proto-Semitic *mrḥ, 'to be proud, audacious': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mrḥ |
| Meaning | 'to be proud, audacious' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian Aramaic | marrāḥā (LSyr. 404, SL 831 apud SEDonline 923); mraḥ; marāḥ; marāḥūtā (Payne Smith 300) | LSyr. 404, SL 831; SEDonline 923; Payne Smith 300 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | mrḥ (Lane 2705 apud SEDonline 923); mariḥ; ʾamraḥahu (Lane 2705) | Lane 2705; SEDonline 923 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*mrḥ 'to be proud, valiant' (Kogan 2015: 462 apud SEDonline 923). The root is most prominently represented by PES \*mrḥ 'to guide, to lead' (SEDonline 923, 924). Cf. 2453 \*mrḥ/ḫ 'spread on oinment'. Lane 2705 marks Arabic mariḥa 'he exulted' and 'he was proud and self-conceited' (Qurʾān 17:37, 31:18) assumed tropical beside mariḥa 'it (a water-skin) leaked'.

## Linked from

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

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