# \*nwr: 'be tarnished, disgrace'

> Proto-Semitic *nwr, 'be tarnished, disgrace': 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nwr |
| Meaning | 'be tarnished, disgrace' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | nora; nawr (LGz. 410) | LGz. 410 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | nāwara (LGz. 410) | LGz. 410 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näwwärä (LGz. 410) | LGz. 410 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tä-näwwärä; näwr (LGz. 410) | LGz. 410 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | näwr (LGz. 410) | LGz. 410 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of 1196 \*nūr- 'fire' and 2446 \*nawr- ~ \*narw- 'stone monument'.

## Linked from

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

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