# \*rʕm: 'to thunder'

> Proto-Semitic *rʕm, 'to thunder': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*rʕm |
| Meaning | 'to thunder' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | yirʕam (OLA80 §45.8) | OLA80 §45.8 |  |
| Hebrew | rʿm, raʿam (HALOT 1266, 1267) | HALOT 1266, 1267 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | rəʿam, rəʿēm, raʿămā (HALOT 1266, 1267; DJPA 528a apud CAL) | HALOT 1266, 1267; DJPA 528a; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | rəʿem, raʿmā (HALOT 1266, 1267; Payne Smith 546) | HALOT 1266, 1267; Payne Smith 546 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | RAM, RUM, rima (HALOT 1266, 1267; MD 421) | HALOT 1266, 1267; MD 421 |  |
| Geez | raʿama, răʿām (HALOT 1266, 1267) | HALOT 1266, 1267 |  |

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## Notes

OLA80 §45.8. Cited at Ugarit: ir-am /yir'am/ 'he thundered'. Demonstrates preservation of guttural vowels in Ugaritic verbal forms.

## Linked from

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

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