# \*ʕwr (-i-): 'to be blind'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕwr (-i-), 'to be blind': reflexes in 24 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 | \*ʕwr (-i-) |
| Meaning | 'to be blind' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2248 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕwr (-a-) 'to be one-eyed' \[BK 2 404\] | BK 2 404 |  |
| Mehri | ʔáywer (yāwōr) \[JM 37\] | JM 37 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʕér \[LS 303\] | LS 303 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | (?) tūrtu OB on \[AHw 1373\]. | AHw 1373 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ʔáwer (yāwōr) \[JH 12\] | JH 12 |  |
| Tigre | ʕorä \[LH 477\] | LH 477 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕuira \[DM 343\] (cf. ʕbira \[ibid. 340\]) | DM 343; DM 340 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕwr \[DULAT 192\] | DULAT 192 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ūr \[LGur 83\] | LGur 83 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʕora (-u-) \[LGz 79\]. | LGz 79 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | MUH GOG (t)awwärä \[ibid. 114\]. |  | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕēr (yaʕbɔ́r) \[JJ 19\] | JJ 19 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕiwwēr (n.) (HALOT 803), ʕiwwēr (piʕ) (HALOT 802) | HALOT 803; HALOT 802 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | awwärä \[K 1267\] | K 1267 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕăwīr, ʕawwīr 'blind (n.)' \[Ja 1049\]; ʕawwēr (paʕ) 'to blind' \[Ja 1058\] | Ja 1049; Ja 1058 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕǝwārā, ʕǝwīrā 'blind' \[Brock 518\] | Brock 518 |  |
| Aramaic | OLD ʕwr \[HJ 834\] | HJ 834 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʕawärä 'to become blind' \[Bass 70\] | Bass 70 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ʿwr (HALOT 802) | HALOT 802 |  |
| Phoenician | (?) ʕwr (SED I 276) | SED I 276 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ʕwr (SED I 276) | SED I 276 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | əwwər (SED I 276) | SED I 276 |  |
| Gafat | əwwərä (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿwr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 57); ʿwr (D); ʾʿwr (Al-Jallad 2026, 21) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 57; Al-Jallad 2026 21 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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