# \*ŝₓabar-: 'grain'

> Proto-Semitic *ŝₓabar-, 'grain': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ŝₓabar- |
| Meaning | 'grain' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigre | säbbära (LH 183) | LH 183 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šäbär, Sam. šabru, šabrimma (HALOT 1405, 1406) | HALOT 1405, 1406 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Cf. Tna. šǝmbǝra, Amh. Arg. Har. šumbura, Gur šǝmbura (LGur. 579), loans from Cushitic.

## Linked from

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

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