# \*wVʿVr-: 'wood' 1, 'be overawed' 2, 'honeycomb' 3

> Proto-Semitic *wVʿVr-, 'wood' 1, 'be overawed' 2, 'honeycomb' 3: reflexes in 11 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVʿVr- |
| Meaning | 'wood' 1, 'be overawed' 2, 'honeycomb' 3 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | waʕr 1 (HALOT 422) | HALOT 422 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | yʿr 'thicket' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wʿr |  |
| Hebrew | yaʿar 1 (HALOT 422–423); yaʿar, \*yaʿărā 3 (HALOT 423) | HALOT 422–423; HALOT 423 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | yʿr 'wood' 1 | Anderson–Moser 2024 root wʿr |  |
| Ugaritic | yʿr 1; yʕr 2 (DULAT 934) | DULAT 934; Anderson–Moser 2024 root wʿr | gloss withheld |
| Geez | waʿara 1, 2 (LGz. 603); maʿār 3 (HALOT 423) | LGz. 603; HALOT 423 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | \*yʿr 1: šyr (T 127) | T 127 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yaʕrā 'thicket, briar; vine sucker' 1 (Payne Smith 194) | Payne Smith 194 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | yʿaraʾ 1 (T 127) | T 127 |  |
| Tigre | maʿar 3 (WTS 135 apud HALOT 423) | WTS 135; HALOT 423 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | yʕrn (DNWSI 464) | DNWSI 464 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 422 files I and II יַעַר under one root I יער.

## Linked from

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

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