# \*rVŝ-: 'to sprinkle'

> Proto-Semitic *rVŝ-, 'to sprinkle': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVŝ- |
| Meaning | 'to sprinkle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rašša 'he sprinkled, scattered in drops' (Lane 1087); miraššat 'a thing with which one sprinkles' (Lane 1087) | Lane 1087 |  |
| Harsusi | reś (HSED 2111) | HSED 2111 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ras 'besprinkle, drop' (Payne Smith 544) | Payne Smith 544 |  |

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

## Notes

HSED 2111 prints Semitic \*rVŝ- 'sprinkle' with Arabic ršš and Harsusi reś. Arabic š, Harsusi ś and Syriac s are the regular reflexes of \*ŝ; Hebrew rss 'drip, sprinkle' (HALOT 1249) has s for the expected ś.

## Linked from

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

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