*šwr: 'wall'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*šwr
Meaning'wall'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewšûr (HALOT 1453); *šārâ (HALOT 1653)HALOT 1453; HALOT 1653gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic*šûr (HALOT 1453)HALOT 1453gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicšûrā (HALOT 1453)HALOT 1453gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicšūrā 'city wall, rampart' (Payne Smith 568)Payne Smith 568
Epigraphic South ArabianSab hs1r; ms1wrt (SD 129); hsr (Biella 330)SD 129; Biella 330gloss withheld
Aramaicšr (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 12)Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 12gloss withheld
Emarša-ra /šâru/ (Pentiuc 2001, 169–170)Pentiuc 2001 169–170gloss withheld
Amorites₁ār: cf. sa-ri, sa-ru-um, sa-ra-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 266)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 266gloss withheld

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Notes

Sabaic s1 answers Hebrew and Aramaic š. HALOT 1453 takes Arabic sūr 'the wall of a city' (Lane 1464) as an Aramaic loan. Sab ms1rt (SD 129) is glossed '?wall' or 'covered hall'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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