# \*nVšr- {} \*nVsr-: 'eagle, vulture'

> Proto-Semitic *nVšr- {} *nVsr-, 'eagle, vulture': reflexes in 18 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*nVšr- {} \*nVsr- |
| Meaning | 'eagle, vulture' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED, corrected; meaning SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2483 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nasr- 'vulture' \[BK 2 1248\], nusāriyyat- 'eagle' \[ibid. 1249\], \[LA V 204\] (also nisr-). | BK 2 1248; BK 1249; LA V 204 |  |
| Mehri | nōhǝr \[JM 290\]. | JM 290 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | nóyhir \[LS 260\]. | LS 260 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | našru SB \[CAD n2 79\], \[AHw. 761\] | CAD n2 79; AHw. 761 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | nǝsǝr, näsǝr \[LH 325\]. | LH 325 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | nišra \[DM 300\]. | DM 300 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | nšr \[DULAT 641\] | DULAT 641 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | nǝsr \[LGz. 403\]. | LGz. 403 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nǝšar id. (BDB 1103) | BDB 1103 |  |
| Jibbali | núšer, nuser \[Bittner IV 55\]. | Bittner IV 55 |  |
| Hebrew | näšär (HALOT 731), pB. \[Ja 942\] | HALOT 731; Ja 942 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | nǝsǝr (näsar) \[K 1023\]. | K 1023 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Hdr. ns1r \[Pirenne 74\] | Pirenne 74 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nǝšar (det. nišrā) \[Ja. 942\], \[Levy WTM III 455\]; nǝširtā \[ibid. 940\], nšr (det. nišrā) \[DJPA 362a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 942; Levy WTM III 455; Levy WTM 940; DJPA 362a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nešrā 'eagle' \[Brock 451\], \[PS 2479\]. | Brock 451; PS 2479 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla nšr(t) \[HJ 765-6\] | HJ 765-6; HJ 765 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | nǝsri 'eagle' \[Bass. 441\]. | Bass. 441 |  |
| Eblaitic | /naSr/: cf. name na-sa-ra-ì (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 105) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 105 | gloss withheld |

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