*zgr: 'to restrain, check, forbid'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	zaǧara 'he chid him; he checked him, restrained him, or forbade him, with rough speech; he prevented, hindered him' (Lane 1216)	Lane 1216
Syrian Aramaic	zgar 'to shut up, hold in, keep from, confine, curb, restrain; to hinder, forbid' (Payne Smith 110); 'to hold back; to restrain, coerce; to silence' (Brock. 188)	Payne Smith 110; Brock. 188

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Brockelmann compares Arabic zǧr (Brock. 188). Payne Smith 110 names Syriac sgr and skr as cognates (K0391 *sagar- 'close').

Updated 26 October 2026