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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  zr. |
| DEFINITION: | Central Semitic, to surround, gird. 1a. izar, from Arabic iz r covering, loincloth, wrap, shawl; b. Mizar, from Arabic mizar, cloak, covering, Mizar. Both a and b from Arabic azara, to surround (compare also the probably denominative derived stem azzara, to clothe, cover). 2. vizier, from Arabic waz r, vizier, minister, burdened, either from zara, to help, derived stem of azara, to surround (see above), or from wazara, to carry a burden, take upon oneself (see wzr). |
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