*rahṭ-: 'kinsmen, kinsfolk' 1, 'to league with; to be kin' 2

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*rahṭ-
Meaning'kinsmen, kinsfolk' 1, 'to league with; to be kin' 2
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Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic rhṭ, ʾrhṭt (pl.) 1; rhṭ 2; Hismaic rhṭ 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 122)Al-Jallad 2026 122gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabianʔrhṭ (SD 116)SD 116gloss withheld

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Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 122) compares Arabic rahṭ 'a man's people, his near kinsfolk' (Lane 1169c) and Sabaic ʾrhṭ 'a group of persons, relatives' (Sabaweb, s.v. rhṭ).

Updated 3 November 2026

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