The comparison with SEM *ḥad_(a)y- {} *ḥaǯ(a)y- 'breast' (see No. ) proposed by some authors (e.g. [Holma 44]) is not valid
A semantic shift 'chest' > 'viscera' seems tenable
Possibly related to metathetic SEM forms meaning 'lung' (cf. *riʔ-at-, No. ). To distinguish from *ʔVrāw- ~ *wVrāʔ- 'back', No. 10.
[Fron 46]: (*ʔir-at- /JIB ʔeri, ʔirot,not in [JJ], UGR,AKK, also metathetic HBR PB, ARB,SYR/); [DLU 53]: UGR, AKK, SYR (ratō)
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