# \*ǯrr/w/y/ʾ: 'to scatter, spread (seed), winnow'

> Proto-Semitic *ǯrr/w/y/ʾ, 'to scatter, spread (seed), winnow': reflexes in 17 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ǯrr/w/y/ʾ |
| Meaning | 'to scatter, spread (seed), winnow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1952 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḏry/w (BK 1, 771); ḏarḏara, ḏarra (LGz. 645) | BK 1, 771; LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḏǝr (JM 47) | JM 47 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | zarû OB on (CAD Z 70; AHw 1516) | CAD Z 70; AHw 1516 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | DRA (DM 114) | DM 114 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | zarawa (LGz. 644); zarra, zarara (LGz. 644); zarzara (LGz. 644) | LGz. 644 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | \*(a)zärä (LGur. 713); zəräzzärä (LGz. 645) | LGur. 713; LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ḏerr, ḏɔ́ttɔr (JJ 47; -t- stem) | JJ 47 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | zry (HALOT 280) | HALOT 280 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | (a)zärra (LGz. 644); zärrärä (LGz. 644); zäräzzärä (LGz. 645) | LGz. 644; LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | dry, drʔ 'to scatter, strew; winnow' (Ja. 322) | Ja. 322 |  |
| Harari | (a)zōra \[LHar 167\] | LHar 167 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | drʔ 'scattered, dispersed', madrǝyā 'winnowing fan' (Brock. 165); dry 'to scatter, winnow' (Payne Smith 97) | Brock. 165; Payne Smith 97 |  |
| Tigrinya | zäräwä, (ʔa)zräwä, (ʔa)zräyä (LGz. 644); zärzärä (LGz. 645) | LGz. 644; LGz. 645 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | dry 'winnow' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḏry |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | ḏrw (HALOT 280) | HALOT 280 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ú-za-ar-ru-ú /uðarrū/ (Pentiuc 2001, 189) | Pentiuc 2001 189 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | šarₓ-la-du, šarₓ-la-tum /ḏ-r-r/ (= Sum. ŠU.MÚ) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 167) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 167 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Judaic Aramaic zry, zrʔ 'to scatter' (Ja. 413; likely borrowed from Hbr.).

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.