# \*rapš-: 'backbone from sacrum to shoulder-blade'

> Proto-Semitic *rapš-, 'backbone from sacrum to shoulder-blade': reflexes in 3 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [R](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rapš- |
| Meaning | 'backbone from sacrum to shoulder-blade' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2192 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | rapaštu OB on \[AHw 955\] | AHw 955 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | URM rufša \[TMAL raḥmṯa \[Berg 76\] HRT raḥme \[J Hert 197\] NASS raḫmi (pl.) \[Tser 0195\] MMND rehem \[M MND 510\]ser 0198\] | Berg 76; J Hert 197; Tser 0195; M MND 510 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rapšā 'shoulder, shoulder blade' \[Brock 741\] | Brock 741 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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