*mVġVr-at-: 'cave, cavern'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	mǝʕārâ (HALOT 615)	HALOT 615	gloss withheld
Arabic	maġāra (Lane 2307–2308); maġārat (HALOT 615)	Lane 2307–2308; HALOT 615	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	mġrt (TN) (HALOT 615; DULAT 527)	HALOT 615; DULAT 527
Syrian Aramaic	mʕartā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 38)	Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 38	gloss withheld
Phoenician	mʿrt (HALOT 615)	HALOT 615	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic mġrt (Al-Jallad 2026, 57)	Al-Jallad 2026 57	gloss withheld
Canaanite	EG SYLL ma=ga=ra=ta, ma₄=ga=ra=ta, b=ga=ra=ta₅{ỉt}, ma₃=q=ra=tu₂, ma₄=q=ra=tu₂ /*maǵārata, maǵārāta/ (Hoch 172)	Hoch 172	gloss withheld

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

Rendsburg proposes Greek mégaron < Semitic mǝʕārâ 'cave' (HALOT 615 lists Greek μέγαρον with the entry).

Updated 26 October 2026