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Maalula
ḏrōˁa - Arm
(GNDM 22)
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PWS
*ḏirāˁ-
- arm, elbow
(SED I 65, Kogan 2011: 224)
The traditional derivation from *ḏrˁ ‘to sow’ (Fronzaroli 1964:34, 48 and 1969:9) is difficult to prove