# \*sVrw(-ay)- ~ (?) \*sVran-: '(military) chief, prince'

> Proto-Semitic *sVrw(-ay)- ~ (?) *sVran-, '(military) chief, prince': 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sVrw(-ay)- ~ (?) \*sVran- |
| Meaning | '(military) chief, prince' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 16 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sarīr- 'royal dignity, kingship' (BK 1, 1076), sarw- 'chief, prince', srw 'be generous and of a manly character' (BK 1, 1085) | BK 1, 1076; BK 1, 1085 |  |
| Tigre | sǝrot, pl. särwat (LH 178) | LH 178 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | Cf. srn (DULAT 759) | DULAT 759 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Zwy. ṭor särawit (LGur 563) | LGur 563 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | sarwe (LGz. 515) | LGz. 515 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End ṭōr särawit, So sǝrayǝt (LGur 563) | LGur 563 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | Cf. sǝrānīm (pl.) (HALOT 770) | HALOT 770 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | särawit (KT 678) | KT 678 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Cf. 3463 \*ŝarr- 'king, prince, official'.

## Linked from

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

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/15_military_chief_prince/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.