# \*šḳr: 'scorch, burn, become red-hot'

> Proto-Semitic *šḳr, 'scorch, burn, become red-hot': reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šḳr |
| Meaning | 'scorch, burn, become red-hot' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | tasaqʷra (LGz. 510) | LGz. 510 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | saqara (LGz. 510) | LGz. 510 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic sqr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Homonym of 3663 \*šḳr 'to deceive, lie' and 1213 \*šVḳVr- 'pierce'.

## Linked from

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

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