# \*raḫam-: 'bird of prey'

> Proto-Semitic *raḫam-, 'bird of prey': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*raḫam- |
| Meaning | 'bird of prey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2505 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | raḫam- 'a kind of vulture that has a white body and neck and black wingtips' \[BK 1 841\], \[LA XII 235\]. | BK 1 841; LA XII 235 |  |
| Mehri | rǝḫǝmūt \[JM 334\]; raḫmôt (Jahn 220 apud SED II 251) | JM 334; Jahn 220; SED II 251 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | reḫemōt \[JH 107\]. | JH 107 |  |
| Jibbali | ɛrḫõt (pl. erḫúhm) \[JJ 218\]. | JJ 218 |  |
| Hebrew | rāḥām, rāḥāmā (HALOT 1217), pB. \[Ja. 1467\] | HALOT 1217; Ja. 1467 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla rḥm \[HJ 1070\] | HJ 1070 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | la-ḫa-bù /Raḫabu/ (= BURU₄.MUŠEN, VE 1370'; Kogan 2025, 8) | VE 1370; Kogan 2025, 8 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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