Semitic root *√GZR “to cut” appears in:
Ugaritic
- gazara 𐎂𐎇𐎗, “to cut”
Hebrew
- gāzar גָּזַר, “to cut”
Syriac
- gzar ܓܙܪ, “to cut, circumcise”,
- gazartā ܓܵܙܵܪܬܵܐ, “island”
Arabic
- ǧazara جَزَرَ, “to slaughter”,
- ǧazīra جَزِيرَة, “island”
*√GZR, “to cut”
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