# \*ʾi(n)gi/ur-: 'foot'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾi(n)gi/ur-, 'foot': reflexes in 10 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾi(n)gi/ur- |
| Meaning | 'foot' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1995 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | ʔǝgǝr \[LH 386\] | LH 386 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL WOL ZWY ǝngǝr \[LGur 26\] | LGur 26 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔǝgr, pl. ʔǝgar \[LGz 11\] | LGz 11 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EZ̆A ENN END GYE MUH MSQ GOG SOD ägǝr \[LGur 26\]; əngər (OLA80 §43.5) | LGur 26; OLA80 §43.5 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Arabic | SYR ʔižǝr \[Maʕṣarānī-Segal 24\], ʔǝǧǝr \[Noeldeke ZA 20:414\], ʔiǧr \[Dozy 1 10\]; DAṮ ʔiǧr \[GD 63\] | Dozy 1 10; GD 63 |  |
| Amharic | ǝgǝr \[K 1325\] | K 1325 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | igir \[LHar 21\], ingir \[LHar 28\] | LHar 21; LHar 28 |  |
| Gafat | ǝgʷrä \[LArg. 191\] | LArg. 191 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʔǝgri \[Bass 568\] | Bass 568 |  |
| Argobba | ägər, äḇgər (SED I 9); ingir \[LArg. 191\] | SED I 9; LArg. 191 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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