# \*prpr: 'to move convulsively, writhe, be agitated'

> Proto-Semitic *prpr, 'to move convulsively, writhe, be agitated': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*prpr |
| Meaning | 'to move convulsively, writhe, be agitated' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | prpr (HALOT 975 apud SEDonline 1749); prr (HALOT 975 apud SEDonline 1749) | HALOT 975; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JPA prpr (DJPA 450 apud SEDonline 1749) | DJPA 450; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | prpr (LSyr. 604, SL 1249 apud SEDonline 1749) | LSyr. 604, SL 1249; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | frfr (Lane 2356 apud SEDonline 1749) | Lane 2356; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ˀanfarfara (EDG 165 apud SEDonline 1749) | EDG 165; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | tänfärfärä (TED 2675 apud SEDonline 1749); ʔanfärfärä (LGz. 165) | TED 2675; SEDonline 1749; LGz. 165 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tänfäräffärä (AED 2291 apud SEDonline 1749) | AED 2291; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | firfir bāya (EDH 64 apud SEDonline 1749) | EDH 64; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | fərfīr (ML 98 apud SEDonline 1749) | ML 98; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ənfɛrfér (JL 60 apud SEDonline 1749) | JL 60; SEDonline 1749 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*prpr 'to move convulsively, to be in panic, agitation, agony' (EDA I 201, ◊P0335; SEDonline 1749). Cf. 515 \*pVr- 'break' and its reduplicated stem \*prpr 'to break, to crush' (EDA I 201, ◊P0335; SEDonline 1748).

## Linked from

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

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