*ṣ̂rʕ: 'to be humble, submit; to humble, subjugate'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣ̂rʕ
Meaning	'to be humble, submit; to humble, subjugate'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḍaraʿa 'became lowly, humble, submissive; abased'; taḍarraʿa 'he lowered, humbled, abased himself' (Lane 1787); ḍaraʿ 'lowly, humble, submissive' (Lane 1788)	Lane 1787; Lane 1788
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ḍrʿ; hḍrʿ, tḍrʿ; ḍrʿt (SD 41–42); ḍrʿ; tḍrʿ; hḍrʿ (Biella 437)	SD 41–42; Biella 437	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḍrʿt (Al-Jallad 2026, 42)	Al-Jallad 2026 42	gloss withheld

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Lane 1787 files ḍaraʿa 'to be humble' in the root of ḍarʿ 'udder' (2031 *ṣ̂arʕ-). Cf. K0642 *ʿVnVw- 'humble'.

Updated 26 October 2026