# \*pVr-: 'tear off' 1, 'break' 2, 'cut' 3

> Proto-Semitic *pVr-, 'tear off' 1, 'break' 2, 'cut' 3: reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVr- |
| Meaning | 'tear off' 1, 'break' 2, 'cut' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 488 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | frr IV 'to split, cleave' (Lane 2355) | Lane 2355 |  |
| Akkadian | parāru 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | prr, pwr 2 |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | prr 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | pr (CUC; DULAT 670) | CUC; DULAT 670 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | DA prr (DNWSI 944) | DNWSI 944 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | frōr (ML 97 apud SEDonline 1321) | ML 97; SEDonline 1321 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-ba-da-ra-ar /la=yiptarar/, nab-da-ra-ar /naptarar/ (Gt) 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 135) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 135 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Arabic fry \[-i-\] 'slit, cut lengthwise' (Lane 2391) is 1745 \*pVrVy-. Geez farfara 'crumble bread', fərfār, fərfur 'crumbs' (LGz. 165) are reduplicated stems.

## Linked from

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

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