# \*rʕd: 'tremble, quake'

> Proto-Semitic *rʕd, 'tremble, quake': 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 | \*rʕd |
| Meaning | 'tremble, quake' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | riʿdat 'a tremour, quivering, quaking, shivering, or commotion' (Lane 1105) | Lane 1105 |  |
| Hebrew | rʿd (HALOT 1258) | HALOT 1258 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | rᵉʿad (HALOT 1258) | HALOT 1258 |  |
| Geez | rəʿda (LGz. 459) | LGz. 459 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Syr. rʕd 'tender, flexible' (Payne Smith 545) may be a sense shift.

## Linked from

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

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