# \*ʕyr: 'to disgrace; disgrace, shame'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕyr, 'to disgrace; disgrace, shame': reflexes in 5 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕyr |
| Meaning | 'to disgrace; disgrace, shame' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿār 'a disgrace; a shame; a thing that occasions one's being reviled' (Lane 2208); ʿayyara 'he upbraided him with such a thing; reproached him for it' (Lane 2208) | Lane 2208 |  |
| Jibbali | ʿɔr (Rubin 2014 657) | Rubin 2014 657 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿyr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 57) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 57 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿyr (SD 24) (Biella 363) | SD 24; Biella 363 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʿayyara; taʿayyara; təʿəyyərt (LGz. 80) | LGz. 80 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Safaitic ʿrr 'to disgrace' (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55) is another root. Biella 363 also prints Mehri awêr, without a gloss. Not 1838 \*ʕayr- 'donkey'.

## Linked from

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

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