*wgr: 'heap of stones, cairn; tumulus'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*wgr
Meaning	'heap of stones, cairn; tumulus'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab wgr (Biella 120)	Biella 120	gloss withheld
Geez	wagr (pl. ʾawgər, ʾawgərāt) (LGz. 608)	LGz. 608	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	yagrā 'a heap of stones, a barrier' (Payne Smith 186)	Payne Smith 186
Biblical Aramaic	*yəgar (HALOT 386)	HALOT 386	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 608 compares Geez wagr 'heap, hill' with Aramaic yəgār 'hill, heap of stones' and Syriac yagrā 'heap of stones', and cites early North Arabic wǧr 'tombstone' (W. Müller). 3516 *wgr 'to throw (stones)' is the verb; 1441 *wagr- 'cavern, hole' (Arabic wajr) is another sense.

Updated 28 October 2026

*wgr: 'heap of stones, cairn; tumulus'

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