| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  rw. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic *arw-, *urw-, an aromatic resin. storax, from Greek sturax, perhaps from a Semitic source akin to Ugaritic  urwu, Hebrew   rî, Sabaean  rw, Arabic arw, irw, all meaning “aromatic resin.” |
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