*zVrVḳ-: 'throw' 1, 'dart' (v.) 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*zVrVḳ-
Meaning	'throw' 1, 'dart' (v.) 2
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 1535

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	zrq 1; zaraqahu bi-mizrāqin 'he cast at him, or thrust him, or pierced him, with a javelin' 2 (Lane 1227)	Lane 1227
Mehri	zerōq 2 (LGz. 644)	LGz. 644	gloss withheld
Harsusi	zerōq 2
Hebrew	zrq 1
Aramaic	zrq 1 (CAL s.v. zrq)	CAL s.v. zrq
Akkadian	zarāqu (HALOT 283; AHw 1515)	HALOT 283; AHw 1515	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	zraq 'scatter, sprinkle, disperse' (Payne Smith 121)	Payne Smith 121
Geez	zaraqa 2 (LGz. 644)	LGz. 644	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	zäräqä 2 (LGz. 644)	LGz. 644	gloss withheld

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

Notes

The instrument noun mizrāq 'javelin' is 3677.

Updated 22 October 2026

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