# \*gʷar(gʷ)ar-, var. \*gʷangʷar-, \*gʷarar-: 'throat, gullet'

> Proto-Semitic *gʷar(gʷ)ar-, var. *gʷangʷar-, *gʷarar-, 'throat, gullet': reflexes in 11 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 | \*gʷar(gʷ)ar-, var. \*gʷangʷar-, \*gʷarar- |
| Meaning | 'throat, gullet' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2077 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | (?) si(g)gaggurītu, singanga/urītu OB, SB \[AHw 1039\]. | AHw 1039 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | (pl.) gangarata, gangariata \[DM 77\]. | DM 77 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | grgr (?) \[DULAT 304\] | DULAT 304 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA MUH MSQ SOD GOG gʷärärä \[LGur 295\] | LGur 295 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | ZKH gürgǝrta \[R Zakho 106\] MMND goengoerāṯa \[M MND 523, 504\] | M MND 523, 504 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gargǝrōt (HALOT 201, 202); PB gargärät \[Ja 265\] | HALOT 201, 202; Ja 265 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gʷǝrorro, gurärro, gurorro \[K 1931\] | K 1931 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | gurorro \[LGur 295\] | LGur 295 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gaggartā 'throat' \[Brock 103\] | Brock 103 |  |
| Gafat | gurarä \[LGur 295\] | LGur 295 |  |
| Tigrinya | gʷǝrgʷǝrit 'crop' \[Bass 870\]; gʷäräro 'throat, trachea' \[Bass 869\] | Bass 870; Bass 869 |  |

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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.