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

> Proto-Semitic *ŝVry/w/ʕ-, '(Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)': reflexes in 11 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 | \*ŝVry/w/ʕ- |
| Meaning | '(Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2643 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | širʕat-, 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 |  |
| Mehri | ŝǝráyn \[JM 382\]. | JM 382 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | méŝǝräʕ \[SSL LS 1473\]. | SSL LS 1473 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | mešrêtu (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 1216 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | širiana \[DM 463\]. | DM 463 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ŝǝrw, ŝur, ŝǝr \[LGz 535\]. | LGz 535 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MMND šeryāna \[M MND 524\] | M MND 524 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ŝǝrín \[JJ 257\] | JJ 257 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | sǝrāsǝr \[K 487\] | K 487 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | šuryānē, suryānē (pl.constr.) 'muscles (of the eye)' \[Ja 1542\] (in: šuryānē dǝ-ʕēnā) | Ja 1542 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šārītā 'joint' \[Brock 808\]; šeryānā 'joint; artery; pulse of the arteries' \[ibid.\] | Brock 808 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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