# \*rgm: 'say, speak'

> Proto-Semitic *rgm, 'say, speak': reflexes in 10 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 | \*rgm |
| Meaning | 'say, speak' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3182 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rǯm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ragāmu (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28 |  |
| Ugaritic | rgm /ragāmu/? (UVST 177) | UVST 177 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | rgm: 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, 156 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ragama (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | s̃érégəm (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 28 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | rägämä (LGz. 465) | LGz. 465 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | rägma (LGz. 465) | LGz. 465 |  |
| Amharic | räggämä (LGz. 465) | LGz. 465 |  |
| Gurage | räggämä (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).

## Linked from

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

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