# \*waran/l-: 'kind of lizard'

> Proto-Semitic *waran/l-, 'kind of lizard': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*waran/l- |
| Meaning | 'kind of lizard' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2421 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waral- 'a kind of African lizard larger than the one called ḍabb-, with a long tail, a small head, that runs very fast and has venom in its head and tail' \[BK 2 1525\], \[LA XI 744\] | BK 2 1525; LA XI 744 |  |
| Mehri | rǝwōl \[JM 333\]. | JM 333 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | urnu SB \[AHw. 1431\] | AHw. 1431 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | rewōl \[JH 106\]. | JH 106 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yarlā 'lizard' \[Brock. 309\], \[PS add. 156\], also yallā 'lizard' \[Brock. 301\], \[PS 1593\]. | Brock. 309; Brock. 301; PS 1593 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | yallā (SED II 316) | SED II 316 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wrl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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