# \*srb: 'to flow (of water); torrents, channels'

> Proto-Semitic *srb, 'to flow (of water); torrents, channels': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-28.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*srb |
| Meaning | 'to flow (of water); torrents, channels' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ʾasrāb (pl. of \*sarab, sarb); ʾasrābāt (Lt) (LGz. 511) | LGz. 511 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | saraba l-māʾu, or sariba, 'the water ran … upon the surface of the ground: or flowed' (Lane 1340) | Lane 1340 |  |

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

## Notes

LGz. 511 compares Arabic sariba 'flow', sarab 'canal, flowing water'. Not 3046 \*šrb 'to be parched', 2597 \*ŝrb 'to drink'.

## Linked from

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