# \*rimm-at-: 'kind of insect/worm'

> Proto-Semitic *rimm-at-, 'kind of insect/worm': reflexes in 8 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 | \*rimm-at- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect/worm' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 187 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rimmat- 'winged ant' \[BK 1 920\], \[Fr. II 189\], \[Lane 1151\], \[LA XII 255\] | BK 1 920; Fr. II 189; Lane 1151; LA XII 255 |  |
| Akkadian | rimmatum OB \[AHw. 986\] | AHw. 986 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | rima \[DM 433\]. | DM 433 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rimmā (HALOT 1241), pB. \[Ja. 1481\] | HALOT 1241; Ja. 1481 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | rimmətā \[Sok. B 1089\]. | Sok. B 1089 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | remmətā 'mould and worms in rotting things' \[Brock. 732\] | Brock. 732 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla rmh \[HJ 1077\] | HJ 1077 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. rimtâ 'a worm' (M 294) | M 294 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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