ʾVrāw- ~ wVrāʾ-: 'back'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	warāʔ- 'posterior part, back (part)' [BK 2 1527]. Cf. warāniyat- 'backside, behind' [ibid. 1525]; cf. also warr-, warr-at- 'hip bone' [ibid. 1516]	BK 2 1527; BK 1525; BK 1516
Akkadian	erûtu (arûtu) OB, SB [CAD e 327]	CAD e 327	gloss withheld
Geez	ʔurāʔu [LGz 36]	LGz 36	gloss withheld

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Takács 2018, 272–273 lists this etymon (Akk. erûtu, Ar. warāʔ-) among three proposed for Eg. j3.t and prefers AA *√ʔl 'back'.

Updated 22 October 2026