# \*raḥaq-: 'distant'

> Proto-Semitic *raḥaq-, 'distant': reflexes in 21 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 | \*raḥaq- |
| Meaning | 'distant' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | rêqu (CAD R 266); rūqiš (CAD R 415) | CAD R 266; CAD R 415; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rḥq | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | RḤQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1072 apud CAL); rḥyq, rḥq (DNWSI 1074) | Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1072; CAL; DNWSI 1074 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | rəḥqa 'distant' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root rḥq |  |
| Hebrew | raḥaq (HALOT 1221; BDB 934) | HALOT 1221; BDB 934; Anderson–Moser 2024 root rḥq | gloss withheld |
| Punic | rḥq 'far' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root rḥq |  |
| Ugaritic | rḥq (CUC; DULAT 726) | CUC; DULAT 726 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab rḥq (SD 117; Sabaweb lemma 1717) | SD 117; Sabaweb lemma 1717 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | rahiq(a) (MD 419) | MD 419 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | \*rəḥīq (HALOT 1214) | HALOT 1214 |  |
| Tigre | raḥaqa, rĕḥūq, reḥeq (HALOT 1215, 1221) | HALOT 1215, 1221 |  |
| Mehri | reḥāq (HALOT 1215) | HALOT 1215 |  |
| Arabic | raḥīq (HALOT 1215, 1221) | HALOT 1215, 1221 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | rəḥaq (LGz. 467; Payne Smith 538); rūḥqā (Payne Smith 534) | LGz. 467; Payne Smith 538; Payne Smith 534 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | räḥaqä (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | räḥaqa (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 |  |
| Harari | rōḥaqa (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 |  |
| Amharic | raqä (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 |  |
| Gurage | raqä (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 |  |
| Gafat | raqä (LGz. 467) | LGz. 467 |  |
| Amorite | rḥq: jirḥaq, jārḥiq (Gelb AS 21, 30); r-ḥ-q: ir-ḫa-kum, ii-ir-ḫa-kum, e-er-ḫa-kum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 159) | Gelb AS 21 30; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 159 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /r-ḥ-q/: names íl-ʔà-ag-da-mu, ìr-ʔà-ag-da-mu, ìr-ag-da-mu; /raḥq, reḥq/: names la-ga-a-gú, ḫu-ba-rí-ga/gú, ḫu:ba-rí:ga; /ruḥq/: names ʔà-ma/mu-ru₁₂-gú, bù-lu/ru₁₂-gú, bù-ru₁₂-ù-gú (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 159) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 159 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.