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

> Proto-Semitic *rʾš, 'beginning, first; first-fruits': reflexes in 8 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 | \*rʾš |
| Meaning | 'beginning, first; first-fruits' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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