# \*šaṭar-: 'female calf'

> Proto-Semitic *šaṭar-, 'female calf': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šaṭar- |
| Meaning | 'female calf' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1529 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḥōṭər (ML 192 apud SEDonline 1529) | ML 192; SEDonline 1529 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šɔ́ṭər (JL 264 apud SEDonline 1529) | JL 264; SEDonline 1529 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šáṭar (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 109) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 109 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*šaṭar- 'female calf' (SEDonline 1529). Cf. perhaps Arb. saṭr- 'a yearling of goats or of sheep' (Kogan 2015:572 apud SEDonline 1529).

## Linked from

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

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