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

> Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂rʕ, 'to be humble, submit; to humble, subjugate': reflexes in 3 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>) › [ṣ́](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dad/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

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

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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