# \*rVm-: 'kind of skin ulcer; mole, mark on the skin'

> Proto-Semitic *rVm-, 'kind of skin ulcer; mole, mark on the skin': reflexes in 4 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 | \*rVm- |
| Meaning | 'kind of skin ulcer; mole, mark on the skin' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I No. 233 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | erimu (erimmu, erimtu, irimmu) (SED I 206) | SED I 206 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | waram-; wrm (SED I 206) | SED I 206 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rəmyat, rəmet (SED I 206) | SED I 206 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (?) EŽA alallämʷat, arallämʷat, arannämʷat, MUH alallämʷat, GOG aramrämʷat, GYE armʷamʷat, END armʷamʷad, CHA ararämʷat, MSQ arärämʷat (SED I 206) | SED I 206 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Not 916 \*rim- 'be rotten (of bones)' or 1769 \*rVm- 'roar'.

## 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.