# \*ʕaŝVr-: 'clan' 1, 'friend' 2, 'family' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʕaŝVr-, 'clan' 1, 'friend' 2, 'family' 3: reflexes in 7 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 | \*ʕaŝVr- |
| Meaning | 'clan' 1, 'friend' 2, 'family' 3 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 25 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕašīr- 2 (BK 2, 262) | BK 2, 262 |  |
| Mehri | ʔāŝǝr 2 (JM 32) | JM 32 |  |
| Soqotri | ʕśr (LS 331) | LS 331 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʕáśǝr/aʕśért; ʕáśǝr/ʕíśɔ́r (JJ 17) | JJ 17 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ʕs2r-t 1 (SD 21; Sabaweb lemma 1608) | SD 21; Sabaweb lemma 1608 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʿšr (DULAT 186) | DULAT 186 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿśr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55); Hismaic ʿśr (Al-Jallad 2026, 19) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 55; Al-Jallad 2026 19 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

The verb 'to invite; to give a banquet' is 3670.

## Linked from

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

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