# \*gyr: 'plaster; lime-plaster'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *gyr, 'plaster; lime-plaster': reflexes in 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*gyr |
| Meaning | 'plaster; lime-plaster' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judaic Aramaic | gīrā (Klein s.v. גִּיר) | Klein s.v. גִּיר | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab gyr (SD 52; Biella 71; Sabaweb lemma 4184); Qat. mgyrtn (Ricks 1982 s.v. mgyrtn) | SD 52; Biella 71; Sabaweb lemma 4184; Ricks 1982 s.v. mgyrtn | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar jayr (Biella 71) | Biella 71 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | gayara (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gīr (LGz. 208) | LGz. 208 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | gīr (HALOT 201) | HALOT 201 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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