# \*ʕḳr: 'to be sterile, without offspring (of man and woman)'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕḳr, 'to be sterile, without offspring (of man and woman)': reflexes in 6 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕḳr |
| Meaning | 'to be sterile, without offspring (of man and woman)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2245 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕḳr (-i-, -u-) 'to be sterile' \[BK 2 314\] | BK 2 314 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aḳra \[DM 34\] | DM 34 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕarḳa \[LGz 70\]. | LGz 70 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕāḳār (HALOT 874). | HALOT 874 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕăḳar (ʕaḳrā) \[Ja 1108\]; ʕḳrh, det. ʕḳrth \[DJPA 417a apud CAL\] | Ja 1108; DJPA 417a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕaḳrā, ʕăḳartā 'sterile (man, woman)' \[Brock 544\] | Brock 544 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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