*ʕŝr: 'to invite; to give a banquet'
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Verb beside 43 *ʕaŝVr- 'clan, friend, family', whose Notes take it from *ʕaŝVr- 'group, society, common meal'. DULAT 185 calls the etymology uncertain and compares Geez ʿaśśara and Arabic ʿāšara 'he mixed with him, consorted with him, held social or familiar intercourse' (Lane 2051).
Updated 26 October 2026