*šVrVy-: 'release' 1, 'dwell, reside' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*šVrVy-
Meaning	'release' 1, 'dwell, reside' 2
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	šurrû (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 13; AHw 1285)	Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 13; AHw 1285; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šry	gloss withheld
Aramaic	ŠRY (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1192)	Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 1192; Anderson–Moser 2024 root šry	gloss withheld
Hebrew	šarah 'let'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root šry
Ugaritic	šry 'release'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root šry
Judaic Aramaic	šərā (HALOT 1652)	HALOT 1652
Biblical Aramaic	šərā (HALOT 1652)	HALOT 1652
Geez	saraya (HALOT 1652)	HALOT 1652
Arabic	sarā(w) (HALOT 1652)	HALOT 1652
Syrian Aramaic	šrā 'loosen, untie, unbind' (Payne Smith 595); šrā 'to dwell, lodge, stay, reside' 2 (Payne Smith 596)	Payne Smith 595; Payne Smith 596
Phoenician	šrm 2 (Krahmalkov 481)	Krahmalkov 481	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	/S-r-y/ 1: imp. si-rí (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 262)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 262	gloss withheld

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Notes

Krahmalkov 481 compares Aram. š-r-y with Phoenician šrm 'those who dwell'.

Updated 3 November 2026

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