# \*šmhr: 'to be brave, vehement in fight'

> Proto-Semitic *šmhr, 'to be brave, vehement in fight': reflexes in 1 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šmhr |
| Meaning | 'to be brave, vehement in fight' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab hsmhr (Biella 336) | Biella 336 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Biella 336 compares Arabic ismaharra (quadriliteral, IX) 'be vehement in fight' (Lane 1433).

## Linked from

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

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