*rgm: 'say, speak'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rgm
Meaning'say, speak'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 3182

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicrǯm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28gloss withheld
Akkadianragāmu (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28
Ugariticrgm /ragāmu/? (UVST 177)UVST 177gloss withheld
Amoritergm: ʾargam, rigm(ān)um (Gelb AS 21, 30); r-g-m: ar-ga-ma-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 156)Gelb AS 21 30; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 156gloss withheld
Geezragama (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28gloss withheld
Jibbalis̃érégəm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28)Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28gloss withheld
Tigrinyarägämä (LGz. 465)LGz. 465gloss withheld
Tigrerägma (LGz. 465)LGz. 465
Amharicräggämä (LGz. 465)LGz. 465
Gurageräggämä (LGz. 465)LGz. 465

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Notes

Arabic tarǧama and Aramaic trgm 'interpret' belong to the foreign targumannu 'interpreter', which Gelb finds little reason to join to rgm (Kaufman 1974, 107).

Updated 22 October 2026

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