# \*ṭyr: 'enclosure, sheepfold' 1, 'row of stones, wall course' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṭyr, 'enclosure, sheepfold' 1, 'row of stones, wall course' 2: 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭyr |
| Meaning | 'enclosure, sheepfold' 1, 'row of stones, wall course' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | \*ṭîrâ 1, 2 (HALOT 374); ṭûr 2 (HALOT 373) | HALOT 374; HALOT 373 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭyārā 1 (Payne Smith 172; HALOT 374) | Payne Smith 172; HALOT 374 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab mṭwr 1 (Biella 217) | Biella 217 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṭawār 1 (HALOT 374) | HALOT 374 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Safaitic ẓrt 'sheepfold; enclosure' (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 144), compared there with Aramaic ṭyār, has ẓ where Hebrew and Sabaic have ṭ.

## Linked from

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

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