# \*yhr: 'to boast; arrogant, proud; glory, renown'

> Proto-Semitic *yhr, 'to boast; arrogant, proud; glory, renown': 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>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*yhr |
| Meaning | 'to boast; arrogant, proud; glory, renown' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | יָהִיר (HALOT 397) | HALOT 397 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yhr itp.; יהירתא, יוהרא (HALOT 397) | HALOT 397 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab yhr, hyhr (SD 168) (Biella 230) (Sabaweb lemma 2106) | SD 168; Biella 230; Sabaweb lemma 2106 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Biella 230 compares Sab. yhr with Heb. yāhīr; HALOT 397 gives OSArb. yhr as the name of a fortress and a house.

## Linked from

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

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