The Verbal Root Raqa‛ in Moslem and Biblical-Aramaic Texts

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The paper pursues two goals: (1) to trace the evolution of semantics of the verbal root raqa‛ and its lexical derivatives (participles, verbal names, etc.) in Persian and Arabic Moslem texts; and (2) to compare the obtained results with semantics of the same Semitic root in the Biblical-Aramaic texts of the Old Testament. The comparison reveals a great variety in branches of the root raqa‛ in Persian and Arabic Moslem texts and shows a shortage of those in the Biblical-Aramaic texts. The author explains this phenomenon by the specific contents of the Old Testament where the verbal root raqa‛ with its derivatives is used to glorify God the Creator of the Universe and to curse idolatry.

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Aliy I. Kolesnikov

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS

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Email: ali.koles@mail.ru

Dr Sci. (History), Counselor

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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