# \*pVšVr-: 'interpret'

> Proto-Semitic *pVšVr-, 'interpret': reflexes in 8 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>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pVšVr- |
| Meaning | 'interpret' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramaic | p-š-r; pšr/påšārā/pᵉšārā (Aramaic Root Atlas 0511; BDB 1109; HALOT 982) | Aramaic Root Atlas 0511; BDB 1109; HALOT 982 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | p-š-r; pišru(m) (Huehnergard 1997, 513; HALOT 982) | Huehnergard 1997 513; HALOT 982 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | fsr (QAC فسر) | QAC فسر | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pešer 'interpretation, solution' (BDB 833) | BDB 833 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | pišrā (HALOT 982; DJBA 907a apud CAL) | HALOT 982; DJBA 907a; CAL |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | pəšārā (HALOT 982; Payne Smith 469) | HALOT 982; Payne Smith 469 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | pišra (HALOT 982) | HALOT 982 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | pšr (HALOT 1960 apud SEDonline 1827) | HALOT 1960; SEDonline 1827 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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