# \*pVṭr-: 'fungus, mushroom'

> Proto-Semitic *pVṭr-, 'fungus, mushroom': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVṭr- |
| Meaning | 'fungus, mushroom' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1818 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | piṭrā (Levy IV 32 apud SEDonline 1818) | Levy IV 32; SEDonline 1818 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | JBA piṭṭūrā (DJBA 899 apud SEDonline 1818) | DJBA 899; SEDonline 1818 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | peṭṭortā (LSyr. 565, SL 1183 apud SEDonline 1818) | LSyr. 565, SL 1183; SEDonline 1818 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PCS \*pVṭr- 'fungus' (SEDonline 1818); EDA I 518 (◊P0960) cites JBA piṭṭūrā, Syr. peṭṭortā, Arb. fuṭr- and Hbr. piṭrā for Akk. puṭūru &lt;a foodstuff&gt;, possibly a loanword from Aramaic. Hbr. piṭrā is post-Biblical. Cf. 3204 \*kamʾ-at- 'mushroom, truffle'. Arabic fuṭr 'toadstool, fungus' (Lane 2416) is a loan from Syriac (Brock. 565); Lane's sources derive it from faṭara 'to cleave' (TA).

## Linked from

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

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