# \*wgr: 'to throw (stones)'

> Proto-Semitic *wgr, 'to throw (stones)': reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## 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 |

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

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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