# \*rʾm: 'to love'

> Proto-Semitic *rʾm, 'to love': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rʾm |
| Meaning | 'to love' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | râmu (CAD R 137 apud SEDonline 1577) | CAD R 137; SEDonline 1577 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | rˀm (Lane 997 apud SEDonline 1577) | Lane 997; SEDonline 1577 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | róˀom (LS 391; SLOnline 7661) | LS 391; SLOnline 7661 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ra-a-mu-um (VE 237), la-a-mu-mu (= Sum. mí-dug₄-ga, VE 1208; Civil 2017, 123) /raʾāmum/ (Krebernik 1983, 11; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 149); names cf. rí-ma, ᵈda-gan-li-im /riʾm/, rí-in-du /riʾnt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 149) | VE 237; VE 1208; Civil 2017, 123; Krebernik 1983, 11; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 149 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*rˀm 'to love' (Kogan 2015: 366 apud SEDonline 1577). Distinct from 2269 \*riʾm- 'aurochs' and K0369 \*rVʾVm- 'bull'.

## Linked from

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

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