*wgr: 'to throw (stones)'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wgr
Meaning	'to throw (stones)'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	wagara, waggara (LGz. 608)	LGz. 608	gloss withheld
Tigre	wägra (LGz. 608)	LGz. 608	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	wäggärä (LGz. 608)	LGz. 608	gloss withheld
Amharic	wäggärä (LGz. 608)	LGz. 608	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	šawgar (šafel) 'fling, hurl, throw down' (Payne Smith 186)	Payne Smith 186
Epigraphic South Arabian	yw(g)rn (SD 158)	SD 158	gloss withheld

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Notes

Leslau (LGz. 608) compares Syriac wgr, šafel šawgar 'hurl', and for the Geez noun 'heap, hill' Aramaic yəgār 'heap of stones'. 3725 *wgr 'heap of stones, cairn; tumulus' is the noun.

Updated 25 October 2026

*wgr: 'to throw (stones)'

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