riʔaẗ رِئَة , pl. riʔūn, riʔāt
▪ From Sem *riʔ(-at)- ‘lung’, from AfrAs *w˅ray/ʔ- ‘id.’ – MilitarevKogan2000 (SED I) #224.
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▪ MilitarevKogan2000 (SED I) #224 : Apart from Sem *riʔ(-at)-, the authors reconstruct Berb *ta-wray ‘lung’ and give some CChad forms (without reconstructing a proto-form), all from an hypothetical AfrAs *w˅ray/ʔ‑ ‘lung’.
▪ If the Ar forms are comparable directly as a vestige of the suggested AfrAs form, Sem *riʔ(-at)- can be interpreted as a secondary stem with a Iost *wa- or as a variant root.
▪ In contrast, in the older n.s †wāriyaẗ, †waràⁿ ‘lung disease’ (arranged s.r. ↗√WRY), »w- could be regarded as a secondary element (a triconsonantizer?) if not for a comparison to Berb and CChad terms in w- which makes one suppose them to be a vestige of the old AfrAs form *w˅ray/ʔ‑« – MilitarevKogan2000 (SED I) #224.
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►riʔawī, adj., pulmonary, pulmonic, pneumonic, of or pertaining to the lung, lung (used attributively): nsb-formation