# \*prr: 'to yawn'

> Proto-Semitic *prr, 'to yawn': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*prr |
| Meaning | 'to yawn' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1490 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | əftəráwr (ML 97 apud SEDonline 1490) | ML 97; SEDonline 1490 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | əftérér (JL 59 apud SEDonline 1490) | JL 59; SEDonline 1490 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | əftírir (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 89) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 89 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*prr 'to yawn (reflexive-intensive stem)' (SEDonline 1490). From an original meaning 'to divide, to separate', compatible with PS \*prr: Akk. parāru (D) 'to break up, to disperse', Ugr. prr 'to break', Hbr. prr 'to break, to destroy' (Kogan 2015:568 apud SEDonline 1490). Cf. 515 \*pVr- 'tear off; break; cut'.

## Linked from

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

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