# \*šVḥVr-: 'be black'

> Proto-Semitic *šVḥVr-, 'be black': reflexes in 7 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šVḥVr- |
| Meaning | 'be black' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 952 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | šḥr |  |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šḥr (af.) (HALOT 1465) | HALOT 1465 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | šəḥar (HALOT 1465; Payne Smith 572); šāḥrā, šūḥar, šūḥrā (HALOT 1466) | HALOT 1465; Payne Smith 572; HALOT 1466 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ŠHR (HALOT 1465, 1466) | HALOT 1465, 1466 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. šīreˀ, Msq. Gog. šire, Muh. šärä, Sod. šəre (EDG 584 apud SEDonline 2101) | EDG 584; SEDonline 2101 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. šire (EDG 584 apud SEDonline 2101) | EDG 584; SEDonline 2101 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-i-lum, sa-ì-lu-um /Saḥir/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 238) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 238 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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