# \*gazVr-: 'to cut, divide, decide'

> Proto-Semitic *gazVr-, 'to cut, divide, decide': reflexes in 15 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gazVr- |
| Meaning | 'to cut, divide, decide' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | jazara 'to slaughter, cut' (BK 1, 287) | BK 1, 287 |  |
| Ugaritic | gzr (DULAT 311) | DULAT 311 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gāzar (HALOT 187) | HALOT 187 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gazara (HALOT 187) | HALOT 187 |  |
| Tigre | gezrat (HALOT 187); gänzära (LGz. 211) | HALOT 187; LGz. 211 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɔ́zɔ́r (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | gəzōr (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gzar (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 16 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic gzr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | gəzērā (HALOT 1844 apud SEDonline 1261) | HALOT 1844; SEDonline 1261 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gzr (Biella 71) (Sabaweb lemma 7391) | Biella 71; Sabaweb lemma 7391 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | gzr (LGz. 211) | LGz. 211 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | gäzärä (LGz. 212) | LGz. 212 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gäzzärä (LGz. 212) | LGz. 212 |  |
| Aramaic | gzr (DNWSI 220) | DNWSI 220 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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