# \*ʾigār- 1, 2 ~ \*gʷar- 3: 'wall' 1, 'roof' 2, 'back of the house' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʾigār- 1, 2 ~ *gʷar- 3, 'wall' 1, 'roof' 2, 'back of the house' 3: 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾigār- 1, 2 ~ \*gʷar- 3 |
| Meaning | 'wall' 1, 'roof' 2, 'back of the house' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 644 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔiǯǯār-, ʔinǯār- 2 |  |  |
| Akkadian | ʔigāru 1 |  |  |
| Tigre | gǝray 3 |  |  |
| Gurage | gʷaro 3 |  |  |
| Amharic | gʷaro 3 |  |  |
| Aramaic | Eg ʔgr 1 (DNWSI 12) | DNWSI 12 |  |
| Tigrinya | gʷaro 3 Kane 2251 |  |  |
| Geez | māʾəgar (LGz. 323) | LGz. 323 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔegārā 'roof, house-top; altar top' (Payne Smith 3) | Payne Smith 3 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.