Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/š*šVḥVr-: 'be black' Root FieldValueReconstruction*šVḥVr-Meaning'be black'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 952 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteHebrewšḥrJudaic Aramaicšḥr (af.) (HALOT 1465)HALOT 1465gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicšəḥar (HALOT 1465; Payne Smith 572); šāḥrā, šūḥar, šūḥrā (HALOT 1466)HALOT 1465; Payne Smith 572; HALOT 1466gloss withheldMandaic AramaicŠHR (HALOT 1465, 1466)HALOT 1465, 1466gloss withheldGurageEnd. šīreˀ, Msq. Gog. šire, Muh. šärä, Sod. šəre (EDG 584 apud SEDonline 2101)EDG 584; SEDonline 2101gloss withheldEast EthiopicSel. Wol. šire (EDG 584 apud SEDonline 2101)EDG 584; SEDonline 2101gloss withheldEblaiticsa-i-lum, sa-ì-lu-um /Saḥir/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 238)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 238gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageš