*waraḳ-: 'greenish' 1, 'yellow' 2, 'leaf; greenery, vegetables' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*waraḳ-
Meaning'greenish' 1, 'yellow' 2, 'leaf; greenery, vegetables' 3
Basisreconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SEDSEDonline semet 1528

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicwaraḳ-at- 3
Akkadianwarḳ- 1, 2 (AHw 1470)AHw 1470
Mandaic Aramaicyuraḳ 1, 2
Ugariticyrḳ 2; /yarqānu/ 1, 2 (UVST 134)UVST 134gloss withheld
Hebrewyǝraḳraḳ 1; yäräḳ 3 (HALOT 440)HALOT 440gloss withheld
Harariwarīḳ 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 35)Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 35
Syrian Aramaicyūrāḳ 1, yǝrḳān 2 (Payne Smith 197)Payne Smith 197
AramaicYRQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. yrq#2)Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. yrq#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrqgloss withheld
Geezwarq; waraqrūq (HALOT 441)HALOT 441; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrqgloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabianwrq (HALOT 441) (Sabaweb lemma 5431); wrq 3 (SD 162)HALOT 441; Sabaweb lemma 5431; SD 162gloss withheld
Amharicwärq (LGz. 618)LGz. 618gloss withheld
Argobbawärq (LGz. 618)LGz. 618gloss withheld
Guragewärq (LGz. 618)LGz. 618gloss withheld
Tigrinyawärqi (LGz. 618)LGz. 618gloss withheld
Tigrewärq (LGz. 618)LGz. 618gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicyǝrōqā (HALOT 437)HALOT 437
Eblaiticsu-da-ra-gu /śutawraḳum/ (Š) (VE 618; Krebernik 1983, 24); ù-ra-gú, cf. wa-ru₁₂/ra-ga-tum, wa-ru₁₂-ga-na-tum /waraq, waruq, wurq/ 1; name wa-ru₁₂-ga-nu (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 354)VE 618; Krebernik 1983, 24; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 354gloss withheld
Amoriteyarq-, compared perhaps with *wrq 1, 2 (Huffmon APNM 215)Huffmon APNM 215gloss withheld

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

Notes

Libyco-Berber -warġ- 'yellow' is a loan from Arabic wariq (OLA80 §27.8). The noun 'jaundice; blight, mildew' is 3620.

Updated 4 November 2026

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