Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/R*riw-/*rwy-: 'abundant water', 'to drink one's fill, to water (soil)' Root FieldValueReconstruction*riw-/*rwy-Meaning'abundant water', 'to drink one's fill, to water (soil)'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 706 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicriway-, rwy (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53gloss withheldSoqotrire, rihogloss withheldGeezrawaya (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53gloss withheldHebrewrwygloss withheldEpigraphic South Arabianh-rwy (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53); Qat. mrwy (Ricks 1982 s.v. mrwy)Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 53; Ricks 1982 s.v. mrwygloss withheldSyrian Aramaicrwygloss withheldJudaic Aramaicrwy (HALOT 1194)HALOT 1194Aramaicrwy, *rwy (HALOT 1194, 1195)HALOT 1194, 1195Mandaic AramaicRWA (HALOT 1194)HALOT 1194Tigrinyarawā, rāwī (HALOT 1194, 1195)HALOT 1194, 1195Tigreräwa (LGz. 478)LGz. 478Amoriterwj: jārwī (Gelb AS 21, 30); r-w-y: cf. ia-ar-wi-um, a-ar-wi-DINGIR (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 178)Gelb AS 21 30; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 178gloss withheldMehriráywi (Kogan 2011, 239)Kogan 2011 239gloss withheldJibbalirē (Kogan 2011, 239)Kogan 2011 239gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic rwy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 118)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 118gloss withheldHarsusirewō or rewī (HL 106 apud SEDonline 11)HL 106; SEDonline 11gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageR