# \*garad-: 'kind of insect'

> Proto-Semitic *garad-, 'kind of insect': reflexes in 3 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 | \*garad- |
| Meaning | 'kind of insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2382 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯarād- 'locust' \[BK 1 276\], \[Fr. I 264\], \[Lane 406\], \[LA III 117\] | BK 1 276; Fr. I 264; Lane 406; LA III 117 |  |
| Jibbali | gérɔ́d \[JJ 78\]. | JJ 78 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gärädo 'spider of a very dark color, whose bite they say is deadly' \[Bass. 820\]. | Bass. 820 |  |

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

## Linked from

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

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