# \*paraš- {} \*paras-: 'horse'

> Proto-Semitic *paraš- {} *paras-, 'horse': reflexes in 16 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*paraš- {} \*paras- |
| Meaning | 'horse' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 210 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | faras- 'horse or mare', farasat- 'mare' \[BK 2 568\], \[LA VI 159\]. | BK 2 568; LA VI 159 |  |
| Mehri | fǝrháyn \[JM 98\]. | JM 98 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ferhīn \[JH 34\]. | JH 34 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | färäs \[LH 656\]. | LH 656 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | paraša \[DM 363\]. | DM 363 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | faras \[LGz. 166\]. | LGz. 166 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sod. färäs (rest of Gur. färäz) \[LGur. 244\]. | LGur. 244 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pārāš (HALOT 977) | HALOT 977 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | färäs \[K 2279\]. | K 2279 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. frs1 \[SD 46; Sabaweb lemma 1461\]. Qat. frs1 \[Sima 71\]. Hdr. ʔfrs1-n (pl.) \[ibid.\] | SD 46; Sabaweb lemma 1461; Sima 71 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | pārāš, det. pārāšā \[Ja. 1243\], prš \[DJPA 451a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 1243; DJPA 451a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | parrāšā 'horseman' \[Brock. 609\], \[PS 3308\]. | Brock. 609; PS 3308 |  |
| Aramaic | Anc. prš \[HJ 945\] | HJ 945 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | färäs 'horse' \[Bass. 989\]. | Bass. 989 |  |
| Jibbali | ferhín (SED II 243) | SED II 243 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic frs (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70); frst; Hismaic frs; Dadanitic frs; Thamudic B frs (Al-Jallad 2026, 47) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70; Al-Jallad 2026 47 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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