# \*rgm: 'to cover'

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

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rgm |
| Meaning | 'to cover' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1421 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | rəgūm (ML 318 apud SEDonline 1421) | ML 318; SEDonline 1421 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛrgúm (JL 207 apud SEDonline 1421); erógəm (JL 207 apud SEDonline 1421) | JL 207; SEDonline 1421 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari rəgōm (Gasparini - Morris 2025 428 apud SEDonline 1421) | SEDonline 1421 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | régom (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 93) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 93 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*rgm 'to cover' (SEDonline 1421). Hardly connected with PCS \*rgm 'to stone'; the Jibbali use for covering a dead body with stones reflects Arabic influence (Kogan 2015: 217–218 apud SEDonline 1421). Distinct from 3060 \*rgm (2) 'to stone' and 2647 \*rgm 'say, speak'.

## Linked from

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

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