# \*parḫ-: 'chick, brood' 1, 'to fly' 2

> Proto-Semitic *parḫ-, 'chick, brood' 1, 'to fly' 2: reflexes in 7 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*parḫ- |
| Meaning | 'chick, brood' 1, 'to fly' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2495 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | farḫ- 'chick; chicken' 1 \[BK 2 564\], farḫat- 'female chick' 1 \[ibid.\], \[LA III 42\]. | BK 2 564; LA III 42 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pura 1 \[DM 368\]; pra 2 (MD 377) | DM 368; MD 377 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | farḫ 1 \[LGz. 166\]. | LGz. 166 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔäprōăḥ 1 (HALOT 80), pirḥaḥ 1 (HALOT 967); pB. päraḥ 1 \[Ja. 1224\]; pāraḥ 2 (HALOT 966) | HALOT 80; HALOT 967; Ja. 1224; HALOT 966 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔäprōḥā 1 \[Ja. 108\], \[Levy WTM I 149\]; ʔprḥ 1 \[DJPA 71b apud CAL\], parḥătā 1 \[Ja. 1224\]; pāraḥtā 1 (Sok. B 931 apud SED II 237); pǝraḥ 2 (Jastrow 1223); prḥ 2 (Sok. 446 apud SED II 238) | Ja. 108; Levy WTM I 149; DJPA 71b; CAL; Ja. 1224; Sok. B 931; SED II 237; Jastrow 1223; Sok. 446; SED II 238 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pāraḥtā 1 \[Brock. 594\], \[PS 3256\]; pǝraḥ 2 (Brock. 594 apud SED II 238) | Brock. 594; PS 3256; SED II 238 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ʔprḥ 1 \[HJ 98\] | HJ 98 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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