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Root m-r-ʾ

Hebrew ↔ Old South Arabian

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —m-r-ʾ↔ 𐩣-𐩧-𐩱. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Hebrew

he
root: m-r-ʾ
  • מַרmarnounT Exod.30.23
    Mister (a title of respect for a man, preceding his surname in Modern Hebrew)
  • הַמְרָאָהhamra'ánounT Gen.41.4
    A takeoff, a departure (of an aircraft).
  • הִמְרִיאhimríverb
    take off
  • מָרָאmaránameT Ruth.1.20
    a female given name, equivalent to English Mara

Old South Arabian

osa
root: 𐩣-𐩧-𐩱
  • 𐩣𐩧𐩱noun
    lord
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Canonical root family: m-r-ʾ