# \*trḫ: 'espoused'

> Proto-Semitic *trḫ, 'espoused': 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>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*trḫ |
| Meaning | 'espoused' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenician | mtrḥ (T 207) | T 207 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | mtrḥ (T 207) | T 207 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mtrḫt (DULAT 593) | DULAT 593 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Tomback (T 207) compares Ug. mtrḫt 'woman acquired by the payment of the terḫatu' and Akk. terḫatu 'espoused price'.

## Linked from

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

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