# \*wrʕ: 'to quiver, be apprehensive'

> Proto-Semitic *wrʕ, 'to quiver, be apprehensive': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wrʕ |
| Meaning | 'to quiver, be apprehensive' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ירע qal, Is 15:4 (HALOT 440) | HALOT 440 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | yariʿa, waraʿa (HALOT 440); waraʿ- (Lane 3051) | HALOT 440; Lane 3051 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB hwrʿ (SD 161) (Biella 149) | SD 161; Biella 149 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 440 derives יְרִיעָה 'tent curtain' (4213 \*yarīʕ-at-) from this verb and compares, with a query, Egyptian Aramaic ירע 'to put at a disadvantage'.

## Linked from

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

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