# \*zVrVḳ-: 'throw' 1, 'dart' (v.) 2

> Proto-Semitic *zVrVḳ-, 'throw' 1, 'dart' (v.) 2: reflexes in 9 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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.

## Linked from

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

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