# \*zrḳ: 'javelin, short spear'

> Proto-Semitic *zrḳ, 'javelin, short spear': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zrḳ |
| Meaning | 'javelin, short spear' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | mizrāq 'a javelin; i.e. a short spear' (Lane 1228); zarrāqat 'a short javelin' (Lane 1227) | Lane 1228; Lane 1227 |  |
| Geez | məzrāq (LGz. 644) | LGz. 644 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | mäzraq (LGz. 644) | LGz. 644 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Instrument noun of 1449 \*zVrVḳ- 'throw; dart'. Tigre märzaq 'big staff with iron point' has metathesis, and Amharic məzraṭ 'spear with a square tip' is perhaps the same word (LGz. 644).

## Linked from

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

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