# \*wat(a)r-: 'tendon'

> Proto-Semitic *wat(a)r-, 'tendon': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wat(a)r- |
| Meaning | 'tendon' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2238 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | watar- 'tendon; cord' \[BK 2 1480\]; cf. also watar-at- 'nerve of the loins; frenulum of the tongue, etc.' \[ibid.\] | BK 2 1480 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | iatra, iatira \[DM 188\] | DM 188 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | watr \[LGz 622\] | LGz 622 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | wätär \[LGur 670\] (dialects not specified) | LGur 670 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yätär (HALOT 452) | HALOT 452 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wätär \[K 1537\] | K 1537 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yitrā 'the straight side of the stomach (opposite to curved side)' \[Ja 605\]. | Ja 605 |  |
| Harari | wɔtär \[LHar 162\] | LHar 162 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yatrā 'sinew, cord; rope' \[Brock 313\] | Brock 313 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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