# \*šarāq-: 'steal' 1, 'theft; stolen goods' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šarāq-, 'steal' 1, 'theft; stolen goods' 2: reflexes in 13 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 2026-10-27.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šarāq- |
| Meaning | 'steal' 1, 'theft; stolen goods' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šarāqu 1 (CAD Š/2 53; AHw 1185); šarqu 1 (CAD Š/2 66); šurqu 2 (CAD Š/3 354); šerqu 2 (CAD Š/2 317) | CAD Š/2 53; AHw 1185; CAD Š/2 66; CAD Š/3 354; CAD Š/2 317; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šrq | gloss withheld |
| Geez | saraqa 'steal' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root šrq |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s1rq (SD 128; Sabaweb lemma 5039) | SD 128; Sabaweb lemma 5039 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | šeroq (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Tigrinya | säräqä (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Tigre | särqa (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Amharic | särräqä (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Argobba | särräqa (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Gurage | säräqä (LGz. 514) | LGz. 514 |  |
| Arabic | saraqa 'steal' 1 (Lane 1352); sariq, sariqat, sarqat, sirqat 'theft' 2; sariqat 'a thing stolen' 2 (Lane 1352) | Lane 1352 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic srq (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123); Hismaic srq (Al-Jallad 2026, 135) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 123; Al-Jallad 2026 135 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | hərūḳ (ML 159 apud SEDonline 142) | ML 159; SEDonline 142 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʸhéraḳ (LS 146; CSOL I 695; CSOL II 628; Naumkin et al. 2015a:92; Naumkin–Kogan 2021:533 apud SEDonline 142) | LS 146; SEDonline 142 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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