# \*prŝ: 'to spread out; curtain, divider'

> Proto-Semitic *prŝ, 'to spread out; curtain, divider': reflexes in 11 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*prŝ |
| Meaning | 'to spread out; curtain, divider' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3140 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | naprušu AHw 740 | AHw 740 |  |
| Ugaritic | prš (DULAT 672; HALOT 975) | DULAT 672; HALOT 975 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. prś (HALOT 975) | HALOT 975 |  |
| Arabic | faraša (HALOT 975); faraša (Lane 2369); frš u/i,1,10 | HALOT 975; Lane 2369 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | férɔ́ŝ (JL 61 apud SEDonline 1293) | JL 61; SEDonline 1293 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fərōŝ (ML 101 apud SEDonline 1293) | ML 101; SEDonline 1293 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | PRS 'spread' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root prś |  |
| Hebrew | pāraś (HALOT 975); mipraś (HALOT 618) | HALOT 975; HALOT 618 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA prās (DJPA 448 apud SEDonline 1293) | DJPA 448; SEDonline 1293 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pras (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 8) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.3 no. 8 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | cf. bar-su-um /parS/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 137) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 137 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Left out, their s not answering \*ŝ: Arabic farasa 'to spread' (BK 2, 538); Ugaritic \*/p-r-s/, attested only in derived nouns (DULAT 671).

## Linked from

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

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