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Root ʾ-g-r

Classical Syriac ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —ʾ-g-r↔ ʾ-g-r. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: ʾ-g-r
  • ܐܓܘܪܐnoun
    hirer, employer
  • ܐܓܝܪܐʾăḡīrānoun
    hired worker, workman, hireling, employee, servant
  • ܐܓܪܐʾeggārānoun
    roof, rooftop
  • ܐܓܪܬܐʾeggarṯānoun
    letter, epistle

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: ʾ-g-r
  • אגראnoun• tg. Jon. Josh 2:6
    roof, rooftop
  • אגרתאnoun• tg. Jon. 2 Sam 11:14
    letter, epistle
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Canonical root family: ʾ-g-r