# \*pVrpVr-, \*parr/w-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *pVrpVr-, *parr/w-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVrpVr-, \*parr/w- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1929 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | firfir-, furfur-, furfūr- 'a kind of small aquatic bird' \[BK 2 582\], \[LA V 53\], \[Fr. III 339\], furfūr- 'sparrow' \[Fr. III 340\], farra 'quail' \[Dozy II 246\], furrī 'name of a small bird good to eat' \[ibid.\]. | BK 2 582; LA V 53; Fr. III 339; Fr. III 340; Dozy II 246 |  |
| Tigre | fǝrfǝrät, fǝrafǝr \[LH 661\]. | LH 661 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | fǝrfǝrt \[LGz. 165\]. | LGz. 165 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | parwā \[Ja. 1217\], pōrītā \[Ja. 1147\]; prwwʔ (Sok. B 929 apud SED II 238) | Ja. 1217; Ja. 1147; Sok. B 929; SED II 238 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | parpūrā 'sparrow (?)' \[Brock. 605\], 'partridge' \[PS 3288\]. | Brock. 605; PS 3288 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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