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

> Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-, 'greenish' 1, 'yellow' 2, 'leaf; greenery, vegetables' 3: reflexes in 18 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*waraḳ- |
| Meaning | 'greenish' 1, 'yellow' 2, 'leaf; greenery, vegetables' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1528 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waraḳ-at- 3 |  |  |
| Akkadian | warḳ- 1, 2 (AHw 1470) | AHw 1470 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | yuraḳ 1, 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | yrḳ 2; /yarqānu/ 1, 2 (UVST 134) | UVST 134 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yǝraḳraḳ 1; yäräḳ 3 (HALOT 440) | HALOT 440 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | warīḳ 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 1 §1.3 no. 35) | Kogan 2015 ch. 1 §1.3 no. 35 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | yūrāḳ 1, yǝrḳān 2 (Payne Smith 197) | Payne Smith 197 |  |
| Aramaic | YRQ (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. yrq#2) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. yrq#2; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrq | gloss withheld |
| Geez | warq; waraqrūq (HALOT 441) | HALOT 441; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wrq | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | wrq (HALOT 441) (Sabaweb lemma 5431); wrq 3 (SD 162) | HALOT 441; Sabaweb lemma 5431; SD 162 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wärq (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | wärq (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | wärq (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | wärqi (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | wärq (LGz. 618) | LGz. 618 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yǝrōqā (HALOT 437) | HALOT 437 |  |
| Eblaitic | su-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, 354 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | yarq-, compared perhaps with \*wrq 1, 2 (Huffmon APNM 215) | Huffmon APNM 215 | gloss 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.

## Linked from

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

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