# \*hagar-: 'town, settled area'

> Proto-Semitic *hagar-, 'town, settled area': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*hagar- |
| Meaning | 'town, settled area' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic hgr (Al-Jallad 2026, 60) | Al-Jallad 2026 60 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hgr (Biella 104) | Biella 104 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Al-Jallad (2026, 60) compares Gz. hagar 'city, town, village, province, district, country, homeland, inhabited region' (CDG 216) and Sab. hgr 'town', hgr 'townsman, settled person'.

## Linked from

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

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