# \*parr-: 'lamb'

> Proto-Semitic *parr-, 'lamb': reflexes in 6 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*parr- |
| Meaning | 'lamb' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1974 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | furār-, farūr- 'young of a ewe, a goat, or a buffalo' \[BK 2 559\], farīr- 'young of a buffalo, a ewe, a goat' \[ibid.\], furfur- 'young of a ewe, lamb, or young of a goat, kid, or young of an antelope', coll. 'lambs or kids' \[ibid. 582\] | BK 2 559; BK 582 |  |
| Akkadian | parru SB on \[AHw. 834\], parratu SB, MA on \[ibid.\] | AHw. 834 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | para (f. parta) \[DM 362\] | DM 362 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | parrā 'lamb' \[Brock. 591\], partā 'ewe-lamb' \[ibid.\], \[PS 3228\] | Brock. 591; PS 3228 |  |
| Aramaic | Htr. prtʔ \[HJ 936\] | HJ 936 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Hrt. para; NSyr. pîrâ, pârâ; Azr. para; NAssyr. pīrä; Tlk. pāra; Ass. pāra, pīra; Tur. fāro (SED II 241) | SED II 241 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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