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

> Proto-Semitic *wgr, 'heap of stones, cairn; tumulus': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## 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.

## Linked from

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

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