# \*rVzVʾ-: 'less' 1, 'affliction' 2

> Proto-Semitic *rVzVʾ-, 'less' 1, 'affliction' 2: reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-02.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVzVʾ- |
| Meaning | 'less' 1, 'affliction' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | razaʔa (HALOT 1209) | HALOT 1209 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | razah (HALOT 1209) | HALOT 1209 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic rzʾ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 126) | Al-Jallad 2026 126 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 126) compares Arabic ruzʾ 'affliction, misfortune' (Lane 1075).

## Linked from

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

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