# \*ʾVsir- 'bind, join' 1, 'hobble' 2

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: to bind, tie; take captive, imprison
- SED semet 372
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/%CA%BE/408_bind_join_1_hobble_2.md

## In Linear A

- [A-SA-RA₂](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/A-SA-RA~E2~82~82/index.md>) (ʾasāra): locked house, work-house (of the sanctuary), heading its personnel classes; rivals ʾasīr- 'captives', aššum šarra 'concerning the queen'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: esēru B 1 (CAD E 334); asīru (CAD A/2 331); asīrūtu (CAD A/2 332); Amarna: {lu₂-meš}a-si-ri (ORACC aemw/amarna qca; 4 instances) (gloss withheld)
- Eblaitic: ʔa₅-za-lu-um /ʔ-s-r/ 1 (= Sum. GÁxGÉME.GI₄) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 46) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: ʔsr 1
- Hebrew: ʔsr 1; ʔēsūr, bēt hāʔēsūr (HALOT 73) (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: ʔsr [-i-] 1 (DNWSI 90)
- Phoenician: ʔsr (T 27) (gloss withheld)
- Syrian Aramaic: ʾesar 1 (LGz. 44; Payne Smith 24); ʾasīrūtā (Payne Smith 23); ʾasūrā (Payne Smith 22) (gloss withheld)
- Biblical Aramaic: ʾesur (T 27)
- Emar: ma-sa-ru /maʾsaru/ (Pentiuc 2001, 122) (gloss withheld)
- Canaanite: EG SYLL ʔa₂=ṯi₂=ra /*ʔas̀īra/ 1 (Hoch 45–46) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: ʾasara (Leslau CDG 44) (gloss withheld)
- Pre-Islamic North Arabian: Safaitic ʾsr; ʾsr (Al-Jallad 2026, 8–9) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Epigraphic South Arabian

- Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab ʾśr (Biella 28; Sabaweb lemma 3580) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Mehri: wesōr
- Harsusi: wesōr
- Jibbali: ʔesɔr 2
- Geez: ʾasara (Dillmann 05550); masʔar, masʔərt (LGz. 362) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾsr]
- Tigre: ʾasra (HALOT 75)
- Tigrinya: ʾasärä (LGz. 44)
- Amharic: assärä (LGz. 44)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.