*rayr- (or *rīr-): 'saliva'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rayr- (or *rīr-)
Meaning'saliva'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2193

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicrayr-, rīr- 'a child's drool' [BK 1 961]; ruwāl-, rāwūl-, rāʔul- 'drool of cattle' [BK 1 956].BK 1 961; BK 1 956
Mandaic Aramaicrira [DM 434]DM 434gloss withheld
Hebrewrīr (HALOT 1229)HALOT 1229gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicrīrā 'juice, spittle, discharge' [Ja 1477]Ja 1477
Syrian Aramaicrīrā 'saliva' [Brock 727]Brock 727

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Updated 22 October 2026

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