*rʾš: 'beginning, first; first-fruits'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*rʾš
Meaning	'beginning, first; first-fruits'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	rēštû (CAD R 274)	CAD R 274	gloss withheld
Hebrew	rēʾšît (HALOT 1169); rʔšn (DNWSI 1044)	HALOT 1169; DNWSI 1044	gloss withheld
Punic	rʾšt, ʾršt, Neo-Punic hršt (Krahmalkov 438)	Krahmalkov 438	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	rīšītā 'beginning, origin; first-fruits' (Payne Smith 540)	Payne Smith 540
Judaic Aramaic	rêšîtāʾ (HALOT 1169)	HALOT 1169	gloss withheld
Phoenician	rʾšt (T 298)	T 298	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic rʾs (Al-Jallad 2026, 118)	Al-Jallad 2026 118	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	rỉšyt (DULAT 715)	DULAT 715	gloss withheld

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Noun of 2000 *raʾ(i)š- 'head'. HALOT 1169 compares Akkadian rēštu(m) 'beginning, apex, top quality'.

Updated 25 October 2026