# \*rɣm: 'anger, spite'

> Proto-Semitic *rɣm, 'anger, spite': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rɣm |
| Meaning | 'anger, spite' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | murāġamat 'the breaking off from, or quitting, another in anger' (Lane 1113) | Lane 1113 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. rġm (SD 116; Sabaweb lemma 3157) | SD 116; Sabaweb lemma 3157 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | rūʕāmā 'indignation, resentment, murmuring; discord' (Payne Smith 535) | Payne Smith 535 |  |

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## Notes

Ar., Sab. ġ = Syr. ʕ (\*ɣ). Distinct from S56 \*rʕm 'to thunder'.

## Linked from

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

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