# \*rVʾVy-: 'see'

> Proto-Semitic *rVʾVy-, 'see': reflexes in 12 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 | \*rVʾVy- |
| Meaning | 'see' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 608 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | rʔy (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72 |  |
| Tigre | rǝʔa |  |  |
| Geez | rʔy; rǝʾya |  | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | rʔy (verbal noun); rʔy (T 297) | T 297 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | rʔy (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab rʔy (SD 112; Biella 473-4; Sabaweb lemma 1896), hrʔy (SD 112; Sabaweb lemma 1892); yrʔyn, rʔy (Sabaweb lemma 4846) | SD 112; Biella 473-4; Sabaweb lemma 1896; Sabaweb lemma 1892; Sabaweb lemma 4846 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | riʾa \[LHar 132\] | LHar 132 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | räʔäyä |  |  |
| Argobba | re (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72, fn. 1251) | Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.3 no. 72, fn. 1251 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Zwy. ərī (CDG 459 apud SEDonline 330) | CDG 459; SEDonline 330 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | r-ʾ-y: cf. ia-ar-i-i\[l(…) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 150) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 150 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic rʾy; rʾʾ (D); rʾ (Al-Jallad 2026, 118) | Al-Jallad 2026 118 | gloss withheld |

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

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/r/627_see/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.