# \*šʿr: 'to estimate, calculate' 1, 'price' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šʿr, 'to estimate, calculate' 1, 'price' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šʿr |
| Meaning | 'to estimate, calculate' 1, 'price' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | šʿr 1 (Pr 23:7; BDB 1045; HALOT 1614) | BDB 1045; HALOT 1614 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šʿr (pa.) 1; šaʿărā 2 (HALOT 1613) | HALOT 1613 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | siʿr 2; saʿara II (HALOT 1613) | HALOT 1613 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ma-aš-ir-ta /mašʿirtu/ 1 (Pentiuc 2001, 117) | Pentiuc 2001 117 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 1613: the verb perhaps from the noun 'price'. HALOT cites Ug. ṯʿr 'to measure' (Aistleitner) at KTU 1.24:35, read /ṯ-ʕ-r/ 'to prepare, arrange' in DULAT 880. Not 2898 (śʿr 'to know of', HALOT 1344).

## Linked from

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

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