# \*ŝaʕr- {} \*ĉaʕr-: 'hair (of body and head)'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝaʕr- {} *ĉaʕr-, 'hair (of body and head)': reflexes in 14 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 | \*ŝaʕr- {} \*ĉaʕr- |
| Meaning | 'hair (of body and head)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2214 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | šaʕr- 'hair (head or body hair) (in man)' \[BK 1 1237\] | BK 1 1237 |  |
| Soqotri | ŝáʕihor (pl.) \[LS 432\] \[SSL LS 1472\]; QALAN-V ŝä́ʕihoer \[SSL 4 97\] | LS 432; SSL LS 1472; SSL 4 97 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | šārtu OB on \[CAD š2 125\], \[AHw 1191\]. | CAD š2 125; AHw 1191 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ŝōr \[JH 117\] | JH 117 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | sa-ra-tum, šè-ra-du-um /syaʕratum/ \[Fr 180; Kr 35; Bl E No. 28\]; sa-ra-tum, šè(?)-ra-du-um, si-rí-a-du /Saʿrat, Seʿrat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271); sa-ra-du-um (A), sa-ra-tum (B) /šaʿratum/ (= Sum. SIKI.UZUD, SIKI.LAK-175) (VE 972; Bonechi 2008, 2–3, 7); sa-ra-du-um /šaʿrātum/ (= Sum. (sag)munzerₓ(SAG×KÍD), source D) (VE 260; Bonechi 2008, 3); sa-rí-a-du /šaʿrīyatum/ (= Sum. munsub(LAK-672), MEE 4 85 obv. I 1–2 = EV 0467) (Bonechi 2008, 1, 9), read /šaʿrīyatu(m)/ (VE 970) by Fronzaroli 1995, 58; si-rí-a-du /šiʿrīyātum/ (= Sum. igi-LAK-672, sources D, B) (VE 730; Bonechi 2008, 9) | Fr 180; Kr 35; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 271; B; VE 972; Bonechi 2008, 2–3, 7; VE 260; Bonechi 2008, 3; MEE 4 85; Bonechi 2008, 1, 9; VE 970; Fronzaroli 1995; VE 730; Bonechi 2008, 9 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sara \[DM 315\] | DM 315 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šʕrt \[Aist 312\], /šaʕartu/ (UVST 183) | Aist 312; UVST 183 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ŝǝʕǝrt \[LGz 525\]. | LGz 525 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ŝǝʕar (constr.) 'hair' (BDB 1114) | BDB 1114 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL saʕra \[Berg 78\] MLH ṣʕore (pl.) \[J Mlah 198\] HRT ṣʔare \[J Hert 199\] ṣeʔra \[J Hert 199\] | Berg 78; J Mlah 198; J Hert 199 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ŝēʕār (HALOT 1344). | HALOT 1344 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sǝʕar, sēʕār (det. saʕrā) \[Ja 1613\]; sʕr \[DJPA 571b apud CAL\] | Ja 1613; DJPA 571b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | saʕrā 'hair' \[Brock 488\] | Brock 488 |  |
| Aramaic | sʿr 'hair' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root śʿr |  |

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## Linked from

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

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