# \*šrg: 'adorn, decorate, embellish'

> Proto-Semitic *šrg, 'adorn, decorate, embellish': 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 | \*šrg |
| Meaning | 'adorn, decorate, embellish' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | ʔasargawa; sargʷ; sərgəw (LGz. 512) | LGz. 512 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | sarraǧa (LGz. 512) | LGz. 512 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šergū-m (LGz. 512) | LGz. 512 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Homonym of K0399 \*śVrVg- 'plait, intertwine'.

## Linked from

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

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