# \*gVrVḏ-: 'kind of rodent'

> Proto-Semitic *gVrVḏ-, 'kind of rodent': 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gVrVḏ- |
| Meaning | 'kind of rodent' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2392 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯuraḏ- \[BK 1 278\], \[Fr. I 265\], \[Lane 408\], \[LA III 480\], ǯirḏawn- \[BK 1 278\], \[TA IX 385\] | BK 1 278; Fr. I 265; Lane 408; LA III 480; TA IX 385 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | gǝrḏīn \[JM 124\]. | JM 124 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | gerḏīn \[JH 41\]. | JH 41 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gǝrādā 'beaver' \[Brock. 132\] (corrected to gārǝdā \[ibid. 841\]), \[PS 777\]. | Brock. 132; Brock. 841; PS 777 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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