# \*šgr: 'heat, kindle'

> Proto-Semitic *šgr, 'heat, kindle': 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šgr |
| Meaning | 'heat, kindle' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | saǧara (HALOT 743; LGz. 497) | HALOT 743; LGz. 497 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šgar; šgārā (Payne Smith 559); šəgar (LGz. 497) | Payne Smith 559; LGz. 497 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

LGz. 497 also compares Gz. tasakʷra 'become red-hot'; kʷ for g is irregular.

## Linked from

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

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