# \*ʾgr: 'to hire' 1, 'hire, wage, reward' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʾgr, 'to hire' 1, 'hire, wage, reward' 2: reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾgr |
| Meaning | 'to hire' 1, 'hire, wage, reward' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʾǯr 1 (Lane 23 apud SEDonline 1040); ʾaǧr 2 (Lane 24) | Lane 23; SEDonline 1040; Lane 24 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥā-gōr; ḥā-gərīt (Kogan 2011, 237) | Kogan 2011 237 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | s̃ēgər, əggɔ́r (Rubin 2014 655); ʾɔ́ʾgɔ́r; ʾiz̃írét (Kogan 2011, 237) | Rubin 2014 655; Kogan 2011 237 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾegar 'to hire; bribe' 1; ʾagrā 'wage, fee, fare; reward' 2 (Payne Smith 3) | Payne Smith 3 |  |
| Akkadian | agāru 1 (CAD A/1 146) | CAD A/1 146 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ảgrt 1 (DULAT 27) | DULAT 27 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-gàr-du /ʾagart/ 2 (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 12) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 12 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾgr 1; ʾgrt 2; tʾgr 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 4) | Al-Jallad 2026 4 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾgr 1 (Biella 3) | Biella 3 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ʾgr 'to hire'; in continental MSA it yields the terms for male and female slave (Kogan 2011, 237). Kaufman 1974, 33 takes Common Aramaic and Arabic ʾgr as cognate with Akkadian agāru. Rendsburg derives Greek ἀγορά, Mycenaean a-ko-ra, from the Hebrew–Phoenician nouns ʾăgôrâ, ʾgrt (2026, 204–205). Not 658 \*ʾigār- 'wall' or K0481 \*śVkVr- 'hire'.

## Linked from

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

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