# \*rVqVʿ-: 'spread out'

> Proto-Semitic *rVqVʿ-, 'spread out': reflexes in 6 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 | \*rVqVʿ- |
| Meaning | 'spread out' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | r-q-ʿ (BDB 955); rqyʿ (BDB 956) (HALOT 1290) | BDB 955; BDB 956; HALOT 1290 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | raqqaʿa 'patch, spread out' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0775) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0775 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | rəqaʿ (HALOT 1291); rqyʕ (DNWSI 1084) | HALOT 1291; DNWSI 1084 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mrqʿ (Krahmalkov 313; HALOT 1291) | Krahmalkov 313; HALOT 1291 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rəqaʿ (HALOT 1291) | HALOT 1291 |  |
| Tigrinya | raqqēʿe (HALOT 1291) | HALOT 1291 |  |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1290 gives Mandaic rqiha 'sky, firmament' beside Hebrew rāqîaʿ. Lane 1137 marks Arabic ar-raqīʿ 'the first heaven' tropical.

## Linked from

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

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