# \*ʕāŝir-: 'ten'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕāŝir-, 'ten': reflexes in 25 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕāŝir- |
| Meaning | 'ten' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1107 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | āśǝrīt; ōśǝr (Rubin 2018 295, 297); áyśǝr (Rubin 2018 300) | Rubin 2018 295, 297; Rubin 2018 300 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ʕāšir- |  |  |
| Phoenician | ʿšr (Krahmalkov 389) | Krahmalkov 389 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿs2r (SD 21) (Sabaweb lemma 2410) | SD 21; Sabaweb lemma 2410 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ešer; eširtu (CAD E 365); ušurtu (CAD U/W 332) | CAD E 365; CAD U/W 332; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿśr | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʿsr (DNWSI 893) | DNWSI 893; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʿśr | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿeśer (HALOT 894) | HALOT 894 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʿsr, Neo-Punic also ʿšr (T 253); ʿšrt (T 258) | T 253; T 258 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿšr; ʿšrt (DULAT 187) | DULAT 187 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | maʿśᵉrā, maʿsᵉrā (HALOT 617) | HALOT 617 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʿᵃśar (HALOT 894) | HALOT 894 |  |
| Geez | ʿašrū (HALOT 894) | HALOT 894 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿesrā (HALOT 895; Payne Smith 421) | HALOT 895; Payne Smith 421 |  |
| Soqotri | ʿeśereh (LGz. 74); ˁáŝer, ˁiŝéreʰ (with masculine nouns) (SLOnline 3329) | LGz. 74; SLOnline 3329 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | asra (LGz. 74; MD 30) | LGz. 74; MD 30 |  |
| Tigre | ʿassər (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʿassärte (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Amharic | assər (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Argobba | assər (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Gafat | asrä (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Harari | assir (LGz. 74) | LGz. 74 |  |
| Gurage | asər (LGz. 74); End. Muh. Msq. Gog. Sod. assər (EDG 97 apud SEDonline 860) | LGz. 74; EDG 97; SEDonline 860 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿśr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. assər (EDG 97 apud SEDonline 860) | EDG 97; SEDonline 860 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ì-si-lu, ì-sa-lu /ʿis₂r/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 91) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 91 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Cf. 3167 \*ʕiŝr-ū 'twenty'.

## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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