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Root f-r-t

Classical Syriac Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —f-r-tf-r-t. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: f-r-t
  • ܦܘܪܬܥܢܐpurtaʿnānoun
    flea (insect)
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Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: f-r-t
  • פרתverb tg. Onk. Gen 2:14
    to burst, split
  • פְּרָתpərāṯname tg. Onk. Gen 2:14
    Euphrates
Canonical root family: f-r-t