# \*rVṯVy-: 'acquire' 1, 'authority, rule' 2

> Proto-Semitic *rVṯVy-, 'acquire' 1, 'authority, rule' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rVṯVy- |
| Meaning | 'acquire' 1, 'authority, rule' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | rašû 'acquire' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root rṯy |  |
| Amorite | ršj: jaršī, rašijum (Gelb AS 21, 30); yarṯî (Buck 2019, 332); r-S-y: a-ar-ši-DINGIR, ar-ši-a-da(-a), a-ḫa-am-ar-ši (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 173) | Gelb AS 21 30; Buck 2019, 332; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 173 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /r-S-y/: names ar-šè, a-ḫa-ar-šè, ar-šè-a-ḫa/ḫu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 172); ar-si; 1st sg. ar-si-aḫ/a-ḫa/a-ḫu/a-ḫum, ar-šè-ti-lu (Krebernik 1988, 46 n. 4, 47, 53) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 172; Krebernik 1988, 46 n. 4, 47, 53 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ršʾt 2 (T 307) | T 307 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ršy (DNWSI 1086); ršh (DNWSI 1085) | DNWSI 1086; DNWSI 1085 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ršwt (DNWSI 1085) | DNWSI 1085 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Tomback (T 307) compares J.Aram. reši 'to empower', rašūtaʾ 'power, authority', N.Heb. rišyōn 'permission', Akk. rašūtu 'credit, balance' and Nab. ršy 'having right'.

## Linked from

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

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