# \*mVġVr-at-: 'cave, cavern'

> Proto-Semitic *mVġVr-at-, 'cave, cavern': reflexes in 7 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mVġVr-at- |
| Meaning | 'cave, cavern' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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