# \*girān-: 'throat'

> Proto-Semitic *girān-, 'throat': reflexes in 5 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*girān- |
| Meaning | 'throat' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2071 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧirān- 'lower part of the neck, towards the chest (in the horse or the camel); chest' \[BK 1 283\] | BK 1 283 |  |
| Hebrew | gārōn (HALOT 202). | HALOT 202 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝnārā 'dewlap' \[Brock 126\]; also gūnārā 'throat, dewlap' \[ibid.\] | Brock 126 |  |
| Akkadian | girru, girānu (HALOT 202) | HALOT 202 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | gārōnā (SED I 89) | SED I 89 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/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.