# \*ɣṣ̂r: 'to hold back, restrain' 1, 'limit, border' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ɣṣ̂r, 'to hold back, restrain' 1, 'limit, border' 2: reflexes in 4 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣṣ̂r |
| Meaning | 'to hold back, restrain' 1, 'limit, border' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | ġṣr 2 (DULAT 323) | DULAT 323 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | עצר 1 (HALOT 870) | HALOT 870 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EA ʿaṣīri \[ḫa-ṣí-ri\] 1 (Krahmalkov 385) | Krahmalkov 385 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ġaḍara 'to hold back, refrain, withhold' 1 (Lane 2266) | Lane 2266 |  |

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## Notes

Ug. ġ, Arab. ġ and Heb. ʿ answer \*ɣ; Ug. ṣ and Arab. ḍ answer \*ṣ̂.

## Linked from

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

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