# \*wagar-: 'be afraid'

> Proto-Semitic *wagar-, 'be afraid': reflexes in 3 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wagar- |
| Meaning | 'be afraid' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 921 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wǯr \[-a-\] |  |  |
| Hebrew | ygr; gwr (HALOT 185) | HALOT 185 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | gr, in the name type gr-DN: grʾšmn, grbʿl (Krahmalkov 142) | Krahmalkov 142 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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