# \*ɣrr: 'to be white-spotted, shine white'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣrr, 'to be white-spotted, shine white': reflexes in 2 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣrr |
| Meaning | 'to be white-spotted, shine white' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ɣrr (Lane 2237 apud SEDonline 2099) | Lane 2237; SEDonline 2099 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ˁərät (WTS 458 apud SEDonline 2099) | WTS 458; SEDonline 2099 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

PWS \*ɣrr 'to be white on black or black on white' (Kogan 2005c: 191 apud SEDonline 2099). Arb. ɣurrat- 'star, white spot on a horse's forehead; everything that shines' (Lane 2238 apud SEDonline 2099).

## Linked from

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

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