# \*nyr: 'yoke; weaver's beam'

> Proto-Semitic *nyr, 'yoke; weaver's beam': 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>) › [N](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/n/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nyr |
| Meaning | 'yoke; weaver's beam' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | nīru (CAD N/2 260) | CAD N/2 260 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mānôr (HALOT 600); MHeb. nîr (HALOT 600) | HALOT 600 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nîrā (HALOT 600) | HALOT 600 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nīrā 'yoke; weaver's beam; vine tie' (Payne Smith 339) | Payne Smith 339 |  |

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## Notes

Kaufman 1974, 77 holds Akkadian nīru 'yoke' and Aramaic nīrā cognate, not a loan, and compares Hebrew mānôr. Arabic nīr 'frame of the loom' is borrowed from Aramaic (HALOT 600).

## Linked from

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

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