# \*šrt: 'to serve; service in the cult, worship'

> Proto-Semitic *šrt, 'to serve; service in the cult, worship': reflexes in 6 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šrt |
| Meaning | 'to serve; service in the cult, worship' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | /š-r-d/ D (DULAT 830–831) | DULAT 830–831 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | mšrt (HALOT 1661) | HALOT 1661 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | šrt: pt. mšrt, inf. lšrt (T 332) | T 332 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šārēt, šrt (pi) (HALOT 1661, 1662) | HALOT 1661, 1662 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šērūtā (HALOT 1661) | HALOT 1661 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic srt (Al-Jallad 2026, 135) | Al-Jallad 2026 135 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/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.