# \*gVdVr-: 'wall in'

> Proto-Semitic *gVdVr-, 'wall in': reflexes in 8 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 | \*gVdVr- |
| Meaning | 'wall in' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧaddara (HALOT 180) | HALOT 180 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | gdrt (CUC; DULAT 292) | CUC; DULAT 292 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | gdr 'fence, wall' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0596) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0596 |  |
| Hebrew | gādar 'wall up, wall off' (BDB 154) | BDB 154 |  |
| Punic | gdrʾ (Neo-Punic; Krahmalkov 137) | Krahmalkov 137 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Min gdr (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 6; Sabaweb lemma 7627) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 6; Sabaweb lemma 7627 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic gdr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 71) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 71 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | gdr (OLA80 §65.8) | OLA80 §65.8 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Libyco-Berber a-gadir 'wall' (Tamazight), 'fortified granary' (Tachelhit) is a loan from Phoenician-Punic gdr (OLA80 §65.8).

## Linked from

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

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