# \*nʕr: 'to roar, cry, shout'

> Proto-Semitic *nʕr, 'to roar, cry, shout': reflexes in 5 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>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nʕr |
| Meaning | 'to roar, cry, shout' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | nāʿar (Klein s.v. נער ᴵᴵ) | Klein s.v. נער ᴵᴵ | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | naˀāru (CAD N₁ 7, AHw. 694 apud SEDonline 766) | CAD N₁ 7, AHw. 694; SEDonline 766 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nˁr (LSyr. 435, SL 928 apud SEDonline 766) | LSyr. 435, SL 928; SEDonline 766 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nˁr (Lane 2815 apud SEDonline 766) | Lane 2815; SEDonline 766 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | anarä (AED 1018 apud SEDonline 766) | AED 1018; SEDonline 766 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*nˁr 'to cry, to shout' (Kogan 2015: 298 with n. 849 apud SEDonline 766). Akk. cf. nāˀiru 'raging, roaring' (CAD N₁ 150). Cf. 1714 \*nVʕar- 'prick, knock', K0226 \*nVʿVr- 'shake'.

## Linked from

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

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