# \*ršm: 'to mark out, sketch'

> Proto-Semitic *ršm, 'to mark out, sketch': 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 | \*ršm |
| Meaning | 'to mark out, sketch' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ršm (HALOT 1293) | HALOT 1293 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | rasama (HALOT 1293); tarsīm (Lane 1085) | HALOT 1293; Lane 1085 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Old ršm, y\[r\]šmw (HALOT 1293) | HALOT 1293 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | rᵉšam (HALOT 1293) | HALOT 1293 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ršam 'engrave, inscribe; draw; assign; sign' (Payne Smith 551) | Payne Smith 551 |  |
| Punic | ršm (Krahmalkov 448) | Krahmalkov 448 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1293 also prints Ar. rašama.

## Linked from

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

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