# \*gVr-: 'whelp, cub'

> Proto-Semitic *gVr-, 'whelp, cub': reflexes in 14 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 | \*gVr- |
| Meaning | 'whelp, cub' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 202 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǯarw-, ǯirw-, ǯurw- 'young of a dog, of a lion, or of any other predatory animal' (BK 1 283, Fr. I 271, Lane 415, LA XIV 139) | BK 1 283, Fr. I 271, Lane 415, LA XIV 139 |  |
| Tigre | gǝrǯǝn, pl. gäräggǝn (LH 578) | LH 578 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | guria (DM 85) | DM 85 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | gr (T 67) | T 67 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | gurya (Kr. 127), N.-Syr. güryâ (M 48), N.-Ass. gyurya (Tser. 048) | Kr. 127; M 48; Tser. 048 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gūr, gōr (pl. only) (HALOT 185); pB. (Ja. 226) | HALOT 185; Ja. 226 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gūr(ā) (Ja. 226), guryā, guryǝtā (ibid. 227), all forms in Levy WTM I 315; gwr (DJPA 124b apud CAL), guryā, gūrītā (Sok. B 272) | Ja. 226; Ja. 227; Levy WTM I 315; DJPA 124b; CAL; Sok. B 272 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | guryā 'young (of a lion, dog, pig, snake)' (Brock. 130, PS 770) | Brock. 130, PS 770 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla gr (Hackett 1980 128) | Hackett 1980 128 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic grw (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 73 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab grw (Biella 76) | Biella 76 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | gūr: names gú-la, gú-li, gú-lu, gul-la, gur-a, gú-ra-u₉, a-bù-gú-ra, ù-gú-ra, gur-da-mu, gu₄-ra-da-mu, gú-ra-zi (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193); guwayr: name gú-wa-lu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | gūr: names gu-ri, gu-ri-ia, fem. gu-ra-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | gūr: names gu-ru, gu-ur-a, gu-ra-nu, gu-ri-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 193 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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