# \*rVpš-: 'what is thrown up; mud, grime'

> Proto-Semitic *rVpš-, 'what is thrown up; mud, grime': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVpš- |
| Meaning | 'what is thrown up; mud, grime' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | רֶפֶשׁ (HALOT 1280) | HALOT 1280 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | rupuštu(m), rupultu (AHw 994b apud HALOT 1280) (CAD R 414) | AHw 994b; HALOT 1280; CAD R 414 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1280 reads Ugaritic rpš 'muddy land, marsh' (Dietrich-Loretz); DULAT 732–733 reads rpš (I) 'open country, unmarked territory'.

## Linked from

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

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