*ŝVry/w/ʕ-: '(Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ŝVry/w/ʕ-
Meaning'(Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2643

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicširʕat-, šarʕat-, širāʕ-, šarāʕat- 'bowstring' [BK 1 1217], with a clear meaning shift from 'tendon', and ʔusrūʕ- 'tendon of the leg of the gazelle' [ibid. 1083], with s in place of š; šariyyān- 'artery' [BK 1 1224].BK 1 1217; BK 1083; BK 1 1224
Mehriŝǝráyn [JM 382].JM 382gloss withheld
Soqotriméŝǝräʕ [SSL LS 1473].SSL LS 1473gloss withheld
Akkadianmešrêtu (pl. t.) OB on [CAD m2 40], [AHw 649]; šerʔānu (širʔānu) OA, OB on [CAD š2 308], [AHw 1216]CAD m2 40; AHw 649; CAD š2 308; AHw 1216gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaicširiana [DM 463].DM 463gloss withheld
Geezŝǝrw, ŝur, ŝǝr [LGz 535].LGz 535gloss withheld
Modern AramaicMMND šeryāna [M MND 524]M MND 524gloss withheld
Jibbaliŝǝrín [JJ 257]JJ 257gloss withheld
Amharicsǝrāsǝr [K 487]K 487gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaicšuryānē, suryānē (pl.constr.) 'muscles (of the eye)' [Ja 1542] (in: šuryānē dǝ-ʕēnā)Ja 1542
Syrian Aramaicšārītā 'joint' [Brock 808]; šeryānā 'joint; artery; pulse of the arteries' [ibid.]Brock 808

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