*ŝaʕVr- 1; Eth. *ŝǝr(-n)ay- 2: 'barley', 'grass, straw' 1, 'wheat' 2
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ŝaʕVr- 1; Eth. *ŝǝr(-n)ay- 2 |
| Meaning | 'barley', 'grass, straw' 1, 'wheat' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2564 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | cf. šuʕr- coll. 'plants, trees (all that constitutes, so to speak, the hair/covering of the ground); saffron', šaʕār- 'thick and intertwined trees that serve as shade in summer and shelter in winter; vegetation' (BK I 1238); šaʕīr- 'barley' (BK 1, 1239) | BK I 1238; BK 1, 1239 | |
| Mehri | ŝɛ̄r (JM 370) | JM 370 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | saʕarsaʕaro (LH 194), säʕar (LH 194); šǝrnay, šǝnray (LGz. 534) | LH 194; LGz. 534 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sara (DM 315) | DM 315 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | śāʕr (LGz. 525). | LGz. 525 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | *saʔar (LGur 530); *sǝre; Cha särimäsǝr ( LGur) | LGur 530 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ŝáʕǝr (JJ 244) | JJ 244 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ŝǝʕōrā (HALOT 1345, 1346) | HALOT 1345, 1346 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sar (Kane 1990, 482), sororro (Kane 1990, 486); sǝnde (LGz. 534) | Kane 1990 482; Kane 1990 486; LGz. 534 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | sǝʕartā 'barley' (Ja. 1010) | Ja. 1010 | |
| Syrian Aramaic | sǝʕārǝtā 'hordeum' (Brock. 489) | Brock. 489 | |
| Gafat | sǝndä (LGz. 534) | LGz. 534 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | sǝrray (LGz. 534) | LGz. 534 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | OArm. šʿrh, CPA sʿrʾ (HALOT 1345, 1346; DNWSI 1180) | HALOT 1345, 1346; DNWSI 1180 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | saʿri (LGz. 525) | LGz. 525 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | säʾar (LGz. 525) | LGz. 525 | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic śʿr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 125) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 125 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab s₂ʿr (Kogan 2011, 203; Biella 521; Sabaweb lemma 2701) | Kogan 2011 203; Biella 521; Sabaweb lemma 2701 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šʕr (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 56); šʕrm (DULAT 787); /šiʿīru/? (UVST 183) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 56; DULAT 787; UVST 183 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026