# \*rVḳVm-: 'to embroider, variegate'

> Proto-Semitic *rVḳVm-, 'to embroider, variegate': reflexes in 7 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 | \*rVḳVm- |
| Meaning | 'to embroider, variegate' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | raqama 'to write, embroider, variegate' (BK 1, 909) | BK 1, 909 |  |
| Phoenician | rqm (Krahmalkov 447); rqm (T 307) | Krahmalkov 447; T 307 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rāqam (HALOT 1290) | HALOT 1290 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | raqama (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 |  |
| Aramaic | riqməṯā (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tarqəmāṯā (LGz. 473) | LGz. 473 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | rqm (DNWSI 1084) | DNWSI 1084 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.