# \*ṣ̂irš- {} \*ĉ̣irs-: 'molar tooth'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂irš- {} *ĉ̣irs-, 'molar tooth': reflexes in 14 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣ̂irš- {} \*ĉ̣irs- |
| Meaning | 'molar tooth' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2225 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḍirs- 'tooth, especially molar tooth' \[BK 2 21\] | BK 2 21 |  |
| Soqotri | máẑrǝh \[JJ 327\]. | JJ 327 |  |
| Eblaitic | za-ra-sa-tum /ḍaraštum/ \[Conti 110; Bl E No. 33\]; /ḍaršātum/, za-la-šum /ḍaršum/ (VE 227; Krebernik 1983, 10) | VE 227; Krebernik 1983, 10 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḍǝrs \[LGz 153\] | LGz 153 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ʕerša \[Berg 6\] MLH ʕarše (pl.) \[J Mlah 167\] | Berg 6; J Mlah 167 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mǝẕ̂rɛ́š \[JJ 327\] | JJ 327 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʔḍrs1 \[SD 42; Sabaweb lemma 4078\] (broken pl.) | SD 42; Sabaweb lemma 4078 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕaršā \[Brock 551\]. | Brock 551 |  |
| Harsusi | məẑreḥ (SED I 246) | SED I 246 |  |
| Mehri | məẑrāḥ (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §4.2 no. 60) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §4.2 no. 60 |  |
| Amharic | ṭərs (LGz. 153) | LGz. 153 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | ṭərs (LGz. 153) | LGz. 153 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ṭirsi (LGz. 153) | LGz. 153 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ṭərsi (LGz. 153) | LGz. 153 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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