# \*rVḥVṣ̂-: 'to wash, bathe (ritual)'

> Proto-Semitic *rVḥVṣ̂-, 'to wash, bathe (ritual)': reflexes in 13 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVḥVṣ̂- |
| Meaning | 'to wash, bathe (ritual)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | rǝḥāṣ́ (Rubin 2018 205) | Rubin 2018 205 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | raḥaḍa 'to wash' (BK 1, 836) | BK 1, 836 |  |
| Akkadian | raḫāṣu (CAD R 74) | CAD R 74 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | rḥṣ (DULAT 726) | DULAT 726 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rāḥaṣ (HALOT 1220); rḥṣ (DNWSI 1072) | HALOT 1220; DNWSI 1072 | gloss withheld |
| Egyptian | rḥt, rḥty (OLA80 §29.41) | OLA80 §29.41 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab rḥḍ (SD 116; Biella 486; Sabaweb lemma 4900) | SD 116; Biella 486; Sabaweb lemma 4900 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | rḥṣ (HALOT 1220); rḥʿ (CAL s.v. rḥʿ) | HALOT 1220; CAL s.v. rḥʿ | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | (tä)raṣä (LGz. 466) | LGz. 466 |  |
| Gurage | (tä)raṭä (LGz. 466) | LGz. 466 |  |
| Amorite | rḫṣ: raḫaṣum, riḫṣum (Gelb AS 21, 30); riḥṣ́: ì-lí-ri-iḫ-zi (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 161) | Gelb AS 21 30; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 161 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic rḥḍ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 117) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 117 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. täraṭä (EDG 528 apud SEDonline 911) | EDG 528; SEDonline 911 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Geez rĕḥĕḍa, raḥaḍa 'to sweat' (HALOT 1220).

## Linked from

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

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