# \*ŝaʕar-: 'wind' 1, 'storm' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ŝaʕar-, 'wind' 1, 'storm' 2: reflexes in 4 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>) › [ś](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/sin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝaʕar- |
| Meaning | 'wind' 1, 'storm' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1462 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šāru 1 (AHw 1192) | AHw 1192 |  |
| Hebrew | ŝaʕar, ŝǝʕārā 2; sāʕar (later spelling of II שׂער), pi. 2 (HALOT 762) | HALOT 762 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /Saʿr/ 1: cf. names sá-a-ra, sa-ra-an (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | S-ʿ-r 2: a-ša-i-ra-kum (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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