Proto-Lezghian: *q̇ära
Meaning: 1 dirt 2 river-bed 3 swamp, marsh 3 diarrhea
Lezghian: q̇er 2, q̇uruš 1
Tabasaran: q̇ir 2,3, q̇uruš 1
Agul: q̇Iir 3, q̇Iaruš 1
Rutul: q̇ɨrɨš 1 (Khniukh.)
Kryz: q̇iriš 2, q̇iriq̇ 3
Budukh: q̇iriq̇ 3
Comment: The original paradigm can be reconstructed as *q̇ära, obl. *q̇irä- (cf. Lezg. q̇ere-, Ag. q̇Iira-, Bursh. q̇ir, q̇iri-). The root is frequently accompanied by the expressive suffix *-uš (*q̇äruš), or reduplicated. The Lezg. (or some Shakhdagh dialectal) form was borrowed in Khin. q̇arɨš 'swamp, marsh'.
