# \*rVʕ-: 'break'

> Proto-Semitic *rVʕ-, 'break': reflexes in 7 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 | \*rVʕ- |
| Meaning | 'break' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 535 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | rʕʕ (HALOT 1270); raṣaṣ (BDB 954) | HALOT 1270; BDB 954; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rṣṣ | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | raʕ 'beat, break to pieces' (Payne Smith 544); raṣ 'bruise, crush; strain, sprain' (Payne Smith 548) | Payne Smith 544; Payne Smith 548 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | rǝʿaʿ (HALOT 1270) | HALOT 1270 |  |
| Tigrinya | raʿrǝʿe (HALOT 1270) | HALOT 1270 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | RṢṢ (Qumran 225 apud CAL) | CAL; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rṣṣ | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | raḍḍa (HALOT 1285) | HALOT 1285 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | rʿʿ (HALOT 1270) | HALOT 1270 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 1270 takes Hebrew rʿʿ as the Aramaic form answering Hebrew rṣṣ, and HALOT 1285 sets Arabic raḍḍa beside rṣṣ: Hebrew ṣ, Aramaic ʿ and Arabic ḍ point to \*ṣ̂.

## Linked from

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

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