basic term in Hbr, marginal in Pho and Ugr
The only possible cognates are Sab.
ˁr (pl. ˀˁrr) ‘mountain; citadel, hill-town’, Qat.
ˁr ‘hill fortress, citadeľ. Comparison between Hbr. ˁīr and Tgr.
ˁerä ‘to come home, to turn in, to come’ suggested in WTS 480 is rather far-fetched. For a critical assessment of the possible relationship between Hbr. ˁīr and Sumerian uru v. Sommerfeld 2006:52‒53