# \*rVwVṯ̣-: 'run for help' 1, 'run' 2

> Proto-Semitic *rVwVṯ̣-, 'run for help' 1, 'run' 2: reflexes in 15 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVwVṯ̣- |
| Meaning | 'run for help' 1, 'run' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 453 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | râṣu 1 |  |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | rhṭ 2 (MD 426) | MD 426 |  |
| Ugaritic | rẓ 2 DULAT 738 | DULAT 738 |  |
| Geez | roṣa 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 26) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 26 |  |
| Hebrew | rwṣ 2 |  |  |
| Amharic | roṭä 2 |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | rhṭ 2 Ja 1454 | Ja 1454 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | rǝhet 2 (Payne Smith 531) | Payne Smith 531 |  |
| Aramaic | Old rwṣ 2 |  |  |
| Gurage | Cha. Ezha noṭä, Cha. Ezha täroṭä, End. näwwäˀä, Enn. tärãwä̃ˀä̃, Gye. tärawäṭä, Muh. ärǫṭä, Muh. tärǫṭä, Msq. roṭä, Msq. Gog. äroṭä, Sod. äräwwäṭä (EDG 528 apud SEDonline 1309) | EDG 528; SEDonline 1309 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | roṭa (Leslau 1997:218, AAD 131 apud SEDonline 1309) | Leslau 1997:218, AAD 131; SEDonline 1309 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. räwwäṭä, Wol. räwäṭä (EDG 528 apud SEDonline 1309) | EDG 528; SEDonline 1309 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | räṣä (Leslau 1956:228; 1945:169 apud SEDonline 1309) | Leslau 1956:228; SEDonline 1309 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | rōṭa (EDH 135 apud SEDonline 1309) | EDH 135; SEDonline 1309 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | Neo-Punic mrṣ 2, in mrṣm (Krahmalkov 313) | Krahmalkov 313 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Arabic rāḍa (rwḍ) 'tame, train, domesticate' (LGz. 478) and Geez rayyaḍa 'tame' belong to a separate root, rwḍ.

## Linked from

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

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