# \*ʕVgVr-: 'kind of bird'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVgVr-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ʕVgVr- |
| Meaning | 'kind of bird' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2351 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | igirû OB on \[CAD i 41\], \[AHw. 367\] | CAD i 41; AHw. 367 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʕāgūr (HALOT 784) | HALOT 784 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla ʕgr \[HJ 824\] | HJ 824 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-su-ga-lum = Sum. NAM.DAR.MUŠEN (SED II 46); sa-su-ga-lum /šašuʿgarum/ (VE 1097; Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 73) | SED II 46; VE 1097; Bonechi 2008, 16 and n. 73 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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