# \*zgr: 'to restrain, check, forbid'

> Proto-Semitic *zgr, 'to restrain, check, forbid': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zgr |
| Meaning | 'to restrain, check, forbid' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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